Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann

Government and society must have the guts to confront past wrongs in NI if the region is to look to a better future, a Catholic bishop says.

A gay couple become the first to marry in Argentina under a new law allowing same-sex unions.

Christian Malcolm misses out on gold by one hundreth of a second as Christophe Lemaitre wins the men's 200m final at the European Championships to complete a sprint double.

The widow of a man believed to have been killed by the IRA in 1981 said she felt sad but relieved that her husband's remains appeared to have been found.

Chilean authorities try to prepare for a possible earthquake that could strike the north of the country any time.

The High Court bans a man from staging sex parties and pole-dancing classes at the mansion he owns in central London.

Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London.

A 28-year-old man is arrested in connection with the murder of Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in Glasgow.

Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.

London Mayor Boris Johnson sells the benefits of the London bike hire scheme to the world media.

Birthday boy James Anderson produces a superb bowling display to put England on top in the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

A nine-year-old girl from Wales has died in a rafting accident while on holiday in Turkey.

What could drive a mother to kill a child in first few minutes of life?

A coroner raises ongoing safety fears as an inquest jury blames a points failure for the Potters Bar train crash.

Forest fires kill at least 23 people in central Russia, while a forecast of heavy rain brings relief to Moscow.

The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.

US forces suffered the deadliest month of their nine-year Afghan campaign, with 66 service members killed in July.

Floods caused by heavy monsoon rain kill at least 385 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, washing away whole villages, roads and bridges.

Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.

The coalition government issues detailed responses to the public's policy suggestions but says there will be no changes.