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Vatican dismisses cover-up claims
(18:02) The Vatican has dismissed suggestions that Pope Benedict had tried to cover up clerical child abuse in his former diocese in Germany.
Pipe bomb explodes at Dublin house
(15:17) Garda sealed-off a house in south Dublin this morning following a pipe bomb explosion.
Operation date for conjoined twins
(18:07) Conjoined twins, born to a couple from Co Cork in December, will undergo an operation in London to separate them next month.
Brian Cowen in Chicago for St Patrick's parade
(16:59) The Taoiseach has begun a five-day official visit to the US.
27 killed in Afghanistan attacks
(18:12) At least 27 people have been killed and 50 more wounded in a string of suicide attacks in Kandahar city in Afghanistan.
PSNI probes shooting at Antrim house
(11:25) An investigation is taking place in Co Antrim after a shot was fired at a house last night.
Shot fired outside Co Clare house
(15:46) An investigation is under way into an incident in Co Clare in which a shot was fired early this morning.
Four still held in cartoonist 'murder plot'
(15:25) Garda investigating an alleged conspiracy to murder a Swedish cartoonist are continuing to question four people.
Ten killed in Pakistan suicide bombing
(15:23) A suicide bomber targeting security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley has killed at least ten people, police said.
EU Commission says no Greece deal concluded
(15:25) The euro zone has not agreed a deal on financial support for heavily indebted Greece, a spokesman for the EU executive has said.
Hillary Clinton warns Israel over settlements
(15:19) Hillary Clinton has warned Benjamin Netanyahu his government has sent a 'deeply negative signal'.