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Man killed by headstone as he tended to mother's grave
Costa Concordia cruise ship may have been used to smuggle cocaine
Man sentenced to death by hanging for murder of two medical students
"Active abstentionists" - Adams rubbishes talk of Sinn Féin sitting in Westminster
Here's all you need to know about the man taking over from Jon Stewart
Should food education be compulsory? Jamie Oliver thinks so
The Church of Scientology is not happy about this film which claims it tortures its members
Second blogger 'brutally hacked to death' in Bangladesh
We'll Leave It There So: McGregor's a 'son of a bitch', van Gaal's 'scum' and all today's sport
Church van crashes into canal, killing eight people
Special agents probing the Silk Road drug website allegedly helped themselves to Bitcoin
Timeline: The key events in the trial for the murder of Meredith Kercher
Man killed after trying to save his brother from being hit by Tube
Elderly British couple found shot dead in Spanish villa
Baby among family of four found stabbed to death in Gibraltar
One dead after attack by two men "disguised as women" on NSA headquarters
Germanwings co-pilot was treated for suicidal tendencies
Plane makes emergency landing in Casablanca after 'bomb' note discovered
Knox's ex-boyfriend: 'I will not accept being labelled a murderer'
There is a sure-fire way to make all Apple staff treat you like royalty
Here's why wrestling is trending in Ireland today
France's left-wing government just got a major slap in the face
The Germanwings tragedy is forcing lots of countries to rethink airline safety
Madame Tussauds has melted down Jimmy Savile's 'evil' waxwork
'We must never come close to having anything like Whites Only signs again'
Tsunami threat passes after 7.5 quake hits Papua New Guinea
Immigration officer accidentally leaked world leaders' passport numbers
From 'she-devil' to free woman, the story of Amanda Knox
Men are loving these 'Anti-Ball Crushing' pants
The Week in Photos: Joy
This four-year-old slipped out of her house and got a bus at 3am...to get a slushie
Who said BOOM? This San Fran home 'in a deteriorative state' just sold for $1.2 million
Amazing insights into what US intelligence knew about Hitler in 1943
An Athlone company is helping solve a big problem for the world's growing population
How many of the 10 most popular travel destinations have you been to?
Captain shouted 'open the damn door' as jet plunged into Alps
The militant behind the Tunisia museum massacre has been killed
How well do you remember Ireland's footballing foes?
Air Canada jet skids off Halifax runway, at least 23 injured
Russia's heavy drinkers turn to cleaning products over money woes