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Sony hack causes FBI to issue major malware warning
"Devastating": The World Food Programme has run out of money to feed 1.7m people
HIV may be evolving to become less deadly
Body of newborn baby girl found in wheelie bin
Why is Ireland so good at foreign aid? The Famine
Aide resigns after telling Obama daughters to "dress like you deserve respect"
6 most talked about quotes from that Chris Rock article
We’ll Leave It There So: Steph Roche makes final three, Eoin Kelly retires and all today’s sport
Serial's Adnan Syed granted an appeal hearing for January
U2's album is the best of the year*
A reindeer has escaped from a Christmas tree farm
Hacker who demanded Bitcoin from banks jailed for blackmail and child pornography
UK children care home boss sentenced to life over decades of sexual abuse
Amazon has an army of robots helping it send gifts on their way
Major buyout of Ireland-based exploration company is off as the oil price tumbles
Poll: Would you intervene if you saw someone being attacked?
Outrage as student dies after confronting men who were harassing teens
Opinion: Healthcare apartheid is unacceptable – there can be no 'them and us'
Breda Gahan
Remember the protests in Hong Kong? They're still going - and are more violent
There was a 61% increase in terror attacks across the world in a single year
"Everyone considers them as rape fraternities" - US colleges have a rape problem
Police urge mother of dead baby on beach to come forward
Pope: We can't allow a Middle East without Christians
UAE recalls ambassador who treated his staff 'like slaves'
Bill Clinton turned on the Belfast Christmas lights 19 years ago today
Clinical Man City wallop Southampton at St Mary's
Nicolas Sarkozy is back in the driving seat of his old political party
Rapper jailed for posting lyrics on Facebook threatening to kill ex-wife
Boy missing since 2010 found hidden behind false wall in father's home
The police officer who shot Michael Brown has resigned
How dogs are being used to save wild animals in Africa
These women were meant to be the first astronauts - but were left on Earth
Manchester United 3-0 Hull City, Premier League
Air strikes against Islamic State 'aren't working'
Malaysia Airlines forced to apologise for questionable tweet
This woman deals with rape-threatening trolls online by literally telling their mums
Motorway closed after explosion heard close to UK military base
40 'coco bottom' giant nuts stolen from paradise island
The Briefcase: Black Friday, Europe vs Google and sweet broadband dreams
Court drops murder charges against ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak