The Irish Times

Coronavirus: France is fourth country to register more than 10,000 deaths

Pandemic has infected more than 1.3m worldwide with over 74,000 deaths recorded

Tue Apr 07 2020 - 20:16

Bowled over by a new age of aquariums

Marine biologist Kealan Doyle’s mission is to create high-end marine creature habitats. Just don't ask him for a goldfish in a bowl

Sat May 04 2019 - 06:00

‘Tenants on our own land’: New Zealand bans sale of homes to foreign buyers

Law aims to make housing more affordable after prices rise by 75% in four years

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 10:40

Vietnam: a beautiful, bustling, and bemusing holiday destination

Vietnam may be chaotic and tricky but it’s also great fun and the food is stunning

Sat Dec 03 2016 - 06:01

UN chief apologises to Haiti for agency’s role in cholera outbreak

Departing secretary general Ban Ki-moon sorry for episode that led to 9,300 fatalities

Thu Dec 01 2016 - 21:19

Colombia to sign new peace deal with Farc rebels

End to 52-year civil war becomes ever closer as revised document set to be signed

Wed Nov 23 2016 - 09:08

John Kerry to be presented with international peace award

US secretary of state is in Ireland for talks with Charlie Flanagan on Northern Ireland

Sun Oct 30 2016 - 08:15

Colombia referendum: voters reject peace deal with Farc

Voters balk at agreement that included amnesty for war crimes during 52 year conflict

Mon Oct 03 2016 - 09:17

Bulgaria nominates EU commissioner to succeed Ban Ki-moon

Support for Unesco head contender withdrawn after UN security council secret ballot

Wed Sept 28 2016 - 14:08

Doubts over Syrian ceasefire as fighting rages

Dozens killed in air strikes on Aleppo and Idlib hours after breakthrough deal reached

Sat Sept 10 2016 - 20:01

Displacement in Colombia will persist despite ceasefire, UN says

Farc rebels and Bogotá government signed agreement on Thursday to end hostilities

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 13:24

Colombia and Farc rebels sign historic ceasefire

The deal brings peace tantalisingly close after more than 50 years of conflict

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 19:27

Republic ranks as the 19th happiest country in the world

World Happiness Report 2016 says Irish remained positive despite economic crisis

Wed Mar 16 2016 - 20:37

Syria peace talks suspended as army pounds rebels near Aleppo

UN announces three-week pause in Geneva as Russian-backed forces make major gains

Wed Feb 03 2016 - 19:26

Russia accuses West of politicising starvation in Syria

Ambassador criticises UN’s focus on Madaya over suffering in towns under siege by rebels

Sat Jan 16 2016 - 14:09

COP21: Obama says Paris climate talks ‘could be turning point’

Hollande says he cannot separate fight with terrorism from fight against global warming

Mon Nov 30 2015 - 08:47

Kenny proves lukewarm in tackling climate change

If the Taoiseach has any conviction on the greatest environmental threat facing humanity, it is lightly held

Mon Oct 19 2015 - 00:10

MSF demands independent inquiry into Kunduz ‘war crime’

Director says US investigation insufficient as death toll from air strike rises to 22

Sun Oct 04 2015 - 17:10

EU urged to grasp ‘last chance’ to resolve migrant crisis

Over 17,000 migrants enter Croatia since Wednesday after Hungary sealed Serbian border

Fri Sept 18 2015 - 20:20

Croatia in threat to close Serbia border over further migration

President asks army to be ready to protect national borders from ‘illegal migration’

Fri Sept 18 2015 - 16:09

Mediterranean crisis reflects escalating migration worldwide

‘In just three days, more people land on the tiny islands in eastern Greece than claimed asylum in Ireland in all of 2014’

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 05:00

Same-sex marriage may be legal by September

Tánaiste says legislation could be passed before summer

Mon May 25 2015 - 15:32

Ukraine joins West in war remembrance on VE Day

President Poroshenko says second World War shows danger of appeasement

Sat May 09 2015 - 01:00

UN envoy to Yemen resigns from post

Veteran Moroccan diplomat brokered 2011 transition plan aimed at quelling turmoil

Thu Apr 16 2015 - 12:31

Yarmouk residents starving amid Islamic State assault - UN

Situation in Palestinian camp ‘more desperate’ than at any time since Syria war began

Tue Apr 07 2015 - 14:50

Suspect in Copenhagen shootings freed from prison two weeks ago

Danish-born gunman shot dead by police after killing two people in Copenhagen

Sun Feb 15 2015 - 21:44

Peter Greste anxious for jailed al-Jazeera colleagues

Two colleagues remain in Cairo prison, as does Irish national Ibrahim Halawa

Tue Feb 03 2015 - 13:26

Climate change road map after marathon negotiations

Sleepless delegates end Lima talks with foundations for major agreement next year

Sun Dec 14 2014 - 21:35

Sounding the alarm on climate change: IPCC eliminates the doubts on human influence

Tue Nov 04 2014 - 00:00

Climate talks in Bonn to lay groundwork for new deal

Elements of draft agreement ‘must be clear’ ahead of conference in Lima

Mon Oct 20 2014 - 14:28

Call to action now on climate to ensure global warming increase is curtailed below 2 degrees Celsius

Tue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00

More than 600 attend People’s Climate Picnic in Dublin

Protest rallies in 161 countries aim to focus world’s eyes on climate change

Sun Sept 21 2014 - 16:16

Israeli military orders criminal inquiries into Gaza incidents

Beach killings of children and shelling of UN school to be investigated

Thu Sept 11 2014 - 01:00

Warning of huge Ebola surge in Liberia

West African country to see thousands of new cases as virus spreads exponentially, WHO warns

Tue Sept 09 2014 - 07:31