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  • Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit

    ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The escalating civil war in Syria and the deepening divisions between the western powers and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war-torn country are to be the focus of the G8 summit that opened here Monday. Putin is likely to attack US President Barack Obama over his move to arm the rebels fighting the Assad regime. "The EU is convinced that we are ...

  • Northern Ireland police close in on east Belfast bomb plot Northern Ireland police close in on east Belfast bomb plot

    Northern Ireland Police appear to be close to solving a case involving the attempted bombing of a police officer and his family 6 months ago. Last December the senior office, his wife and children were about to take a drive from their home in east Belfast and go on a family picnic when the policeman noticed a booby trap apparatus fixed to the bottom of his car. The booby trap was linked to a ...

  • Dean Leanne fishing boat retrieved from sea Dean Leanne fishing boat retrieved from sea

    The mystery as to what happened to the Bolger brothers deepened Sunday despite the trio's boat being retrieved. The boat was pulled ashore Sunday afternoon after it was discovered earlier in the day. Kenny, Paul and Shane Bolger went fishing last Wednesday and spent the day setting lobster pots near Brownstown Head in Tramore, after setting out from Dunmore East. The 19-foot 'Dean ...

  • Taoiseach catches up with Canadian counterpart Taoiseach catches up with Canadian counterpart

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny met with the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper at Farmleigh on Sunday afternoon. Harper was in Dublin in advance of his attendance at the G8 meeting in Enniskillen which begins Monday. The visit, said a statement from the Taoiseach's office, 'highlights the close ties between Ireland and Canada and the importance the Government attaches to strengthening that ...

  • 1,000 mourners attend brothers funerals 1,000 mourners attend brothers funerals

    Around 1,000 people turned out for the funerals of three men who perished last week in a fishing tragedy. Brothers Kenny, Paul and Shane Bolger drowned after their boat is believed to have capsized last Wednesday while the men were laying lobster pots. The trio's families and friends, and their mother Margaret, on Saturday joined together for Mass said by local parish priest, local Father ...

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Traffic [DVD]

Steven Soderbergh's Traffic is about the ultimate futility of the current war on drugs. In a lean, taut two and a half hours, Soderbergh and screenwriter Stephen Gaghan, a former writer for N.Y.P.D. Blue, weave an Altmanesque multi-layered narrative that covers every aspect of the illegal drug trade between Mexico and the United States. With more than 20 major characters, Traffic< ... ...

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  • UK foreign officials including Medvedev spied at 2009 G20 meetings

    LONDON - Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed secrets of the US intelligence, has disclosed that Britain's electronic intelligence agency spied on foreign politicians and officials who attended the London G20 summit in 2009, a news report said. The disclosures by The Guardian may cause diplomatic tension as they coincide with the latest G8 summit being hosted by London in Northern ...

  • Michelle Obamas bangs at G8 Summit slammed on Twitter

    Michelle Obama, who headed to Belfast for this year's G8 summit, is facing backlash on Twitter for her fringes. Onlookers apparently were more concerned with the ill-received styling of her bangs than her speech, the Huffington Post reported. The first lady seems to be growing out her blunt trim and transitioning it to a side-swept style. ...

  • G8 leaders focus on taxation counter-terrorism at final day of summit

    Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations gathered in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland on Tuesday for the second and final day of their summit. Key items on the agenda are taxation, transparency and counterterrorism. The issue of Syria was discussed on Monday evening at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama and also at a ...

  • Irish people drink more than others

    A study of students from different countries has confirmed that Irish people really drink more than other nationalities. In the University College Dublin survey, one in seven of the Irish students questioned admitted they downed at least two drinks a day, the Daily Star. Students also drank more if they went to a same-sex school. ...

  • Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit

    LONDON World leaders gathering at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have been discussing how to end the Syrian conflict - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, despite criticism from the his G8 counterparts. Intense gun battles rage in the heart of Damascus and Aleppo on the same day that G8 leaders gather in Northern ...

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