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International

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Brazilian man admits killing 41 people 'for fun'
UN official calls for Bush and Cheney to be charged with torture
Sony's nightmare continues as employees' medical records are leaked
North Korea 'experiments on disabled people before leaving them to die'
Catholic Church body in Australia links celibacy to abuse
Russell Brand tells Nigel Farage: "You're a pound shop Enoch Powell"
US avoids West Wing-style shutdown as House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill
This police video from Hungary is being slammed for blaming rape victims
Power ranking the 16 teams left in this season's Champions League
Opinion: Of all the member states, Ireland would be the most affected if the UK opted to leave the EU
David Moloney
Dick Cheney thinks that CIA torture report is 'full of crap'
Revenue is looking for Luxleaks links to Irish tax dodging
Walking on Water: Hikers discover the clearest ice on a frozen lake
Sony fights back against hackers by attacking sites sharing its stolen data
The Golden Globes nominations in one handy list
Police in London arrest 76 people after shopping centre 'die-in'
The first major tech company to accept Bitcoin payments isn't Google or Apple
People are really split on that awkward Channel 4 cereal cafe interview
Instagram is now bigger than Twitter
One killed after French military jet crashes into home for disabled
"Let’s move beyond symbolism" - Dáil votes unanimously to recognise the State of Palestine
Palestinian Minister planting protest trees dies after being pushed by Israeli forces
Five talking points from this week's Champions League action
Switzerland to Venezuela: How the world sees today's water protests
Tortured: ‘They called a doctor to check if they could continue without killing me’
Josefina Salomon
"I had forgotten what it is like to be free. I will never forget it again."
Walt Disney paid less than 1% tax on its billion-dollar profits: Luxleaks
A Scottish theatre sent 'disgusting' porn to families instead of a school play
Moment man exonerated after 27 years in prison will bring a tear to your eye
UK care home with 'overpowering smell' of urine shut down after inspection
A row over cheap Heineken pints could derail JD Wetherspoon's march on Ireland
Manslaughter charge for Oscar Pistorius could be upgraded to murder
The Pirate Bay has been taken down after Swedish police seized servers
Thousands of elephants are killed in Africa every year - and China is partly to blame
We'll Leave It There So: IRFU promote female referee, BOD's baby gets €2 and all today's sport
The CIA misled the White House and used ineffective, brutal interrogations
Dutch woman reaches the South Pole on a Massey Ferguson tractor
Ireland has given 111 Syrians permission to live here this year
Court won't prosecute 89 year old over worst Nazi atrocity on French soil
Nearly 15 years of share gains from Tesco have been wiped out