BooksBrought to Book: Rob Doyle on Keith Talent, Nietzsche’s morals and stone-cold classicsBy Martin Doyle
Middle EastViable strategy needed in Iraq as al-Qaeda militants advance towards BaghdadBy David Murphy
Asia-PacificChina overturns death sentence for two men in high-profile rape caseBy Clifford Coonan in Beijing
Middle EastThe invisible sheikh: mysterious leader of Isis considered the new bin LadenBy Peter Beaumont
OireachtasSeanad leader contradicts Tánaiste’s claim of parliamentary ‘stroke’ by OppositionBy Marie O'Halloran
OireachtasCouncil of Europe says AG should address Oireachtas every year on case lawBy Marie O'Halloran
EuropeEU accused of “buckling at the knees” in the face of populist attitudes to immigrationBy Mark HENENNESSY
EconomyOne in 10 CEOs believe it’s justifiable to cook the books to survive economic downturnBy Pamela Newenham
Financial ServicesDanske to close its fixed income trading desk in Dublin with six job lossesBy Ciarán Hancock
Social AffairsPeople are left with no option but to beg or steal – isn’t this what Dickens wrote about?By Peter McVerry
TechnologyHigh Court privacy case puts Ireland at centre of data collection controversyBy Derek Scally