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Monday 7 August 2017

Members of the National Guard under attack by protesters in Venezuela’s third city, Valencia, Photo: Getty

Latin America

Venezuelan army crushes rebellion at military base

A group of dissident Venezuelan soldiers claimed to have taken over an army base in the city of Valencia yesterday, calling on the people to support them in a "legitimate rebellion" against president Nicolas Maduro's "murderous tyranny".

Leopoldo Lopez is back home after his latest spell in prison (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Latin America

Opposition leader freed from Venezuela jail and placed under house arrest

Venezuelan opposition activist Leopoldo Lopez has been returned home after being taken back to jail nearly a week ago.

Chloe Ayling (right) claims she was held by Lukasz Pawel Herba (left top) at a rural house

Europe

'I feared for my life, second by second' - Model reveals she was drugged at fake shoot and 'auctioned' on dark web

A glamour model who was drugged and kidnapped...

Arnold Mouat. Picture: Police Scotland/PA Wire

Britain

Man discovered dead in his house a month after he was reported missing

The body of a man who was reported missing a month ago has been found at his house.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses servicemen participating in the Noble Partner 2017 joint multinational military exercises outside Tbilisi, Georgia. (Zurab Kurtsikidze/Pool Photo via AP)

President Trump

Vice President Mike Pence denies 'showdown campaign' for presidency

US vice president Mike Pence has hit back after a news report suggested he is laying groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2020 if...

A statue of Venezuelan hero Simon Bolivar with a mask made with the Venezuelan flag is seen at Chacao square in Caracas, Venezuela (AP Photo/Wil Riera)

Latin America

'Terrorists' attack military base in Venezuela, several arrests made

Terrorists have attacked a military base controlled by troops loyal to Venezuela's government, a senior official said.

The Sackler Courtyard at the Victoria And Albert Museum (Lauren Hurley/PA)

Britain

Museum director apologises after 'perplexed' breastfeeding mum asked to 'cover up'

The director of the V&A has apologised after a woman complained that she was asked to "cover up" while breastfeeding at the museum.

A veterinarian holds a cub born to the panda Huan Huan at the Zoo Parc de Beauval in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, central France (Zoo Parc de Beauval via AP)

Europe

Experts work to protect first panda born in France after twin died

Chinese experts and French zookeepers are working to ensure a panda cub's survival after his twin died during the first-ever birth of the rare animal in France.

The family: Eric Trump speaks at a rally for his father, US president Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images

Opinion

'Criticism means we'll fight harder in 2020' - Eric Trump

It's a stifling hot summer's day in the West of Ireland and I'm travelling with Eric Trump in a motorcade on the way to Shannon airport.

Photo taken with permission from the Twitter feed of Oliver Button @OBDroning of police, ambulance and rescue crew, as one man has died after a boat sank in the English Channel off the Sussex coast Credit: Oliver Button/PA Wire

Britain

Man dies after boat sinks in English Channel

One man has died after a boat sank in the English Channel off the Sussex coast, police said.

The shooting is the latest to strike Iran

World News

Iranian soldier 'kills three colleagues and wounds 12 at air base'

An Iranian soldier has killed three colleagues and wounded 12 at a military air base in Tehran, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

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Arnold Mouat. Picture: Police Scotland/PA Wire

Man discovered dead in his house a month after he was reported missing Britain

Chloe Ayling (right) claims she was held by Lukasz Pawel Herba (left top) at a rural house

'When I woke up I was in a bag' - Model reveals she was drugged at fake shoot and... Europe

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses servicemen participating in the Noble Partner 2017 joint multinational military exercises outside Tbilisi, Georgia. (Zurab Kurtsikidze/Pool Photo via AP)

Vice President Mike Pence denies 'showdown campaign' for presidency President Trump

Property where a British model was held following her kidnapping in Milan and detained for six days as her captor tried to auction her off online, Italian police have said Credit: /PA Wire

Kidnapped model (20) held hostage for six days and 'auctioned on dark web' for over $300,000 Britain

Cynthia Marie Randolph (24) from Texas left her two-year-old daughter, Juliet and her one-year-old son, Cavanaugh, in a locked car in the driveway of her home

Toddlers died of heatstroke after mother allegedly left them in car to 'teach them a... North America

Joe Canning after Leinster final win and (inset) with his parents Josephine and Sean Canning

Joe Canning opens up on parents' illness, how losing Galway captaincy knocked his... Hurling

WATCH: Brother and sister duo dance to Ed Sheeran along the Entertainment Video

Joe Canning of Galway is congratulated by his parents Sean and Josephine, following the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Galway and Tipperary at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

'That's my boy' - Galway match-winner Joe Canning celebrates with parents after landmark... Hurling

Molly Martens-Corbett arrives at the Davidson County Courthouse Photo: Donnie Roberts/The Dispatch

Martens murder case jury faces grim task of sifting through bloody evidence Courts

The comments appeared in the latest edition of the Garda Review magazine

'This needs to be addressed' - GRA demand more black and Asian gardaí in the force Irish News

'It's an absolute fiasco' - Woman infected with Hepatitis C concerned as HSE 'failed to compensate medical bills'

Former RTE reporter criticises lack of racial diversity

Party for murdered Limerick biker plunged into darkness after power cut

'Axis of adults' takes control

Editor's Choice

German jews arriving in England before the start of WWII, yet estimates put the number of Jewish refugees allowed into Ireland at that time at less than 50

Comment: Anti-Semitism was rife when Ireland shut the door to Jews seeking refuge

The columnist...

Broadband is needed in rural communities

Darragh McCullough: Rural Ireland needs broadband NOW - not in five or 10 years' time

I have always...

This year's Celebrity Operation Transformation line-up: Kayleigh Cullinan, Mary Byrne, Gary O'Hanlon, presenter Kathryn Thomas, Triona McCarthy and James Patrice

Comment: RTE's line-up for Celebrity Operation Transformation is lacking one thing - celebrities

My tolerance for...

WATCH: Hiroshima survivor reflects on Korea's nuclear threat

Japan remembers the 72nd anniversary...

Flames shoot up the side of the Torch tower residential building in the Marina district, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in this August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Abed Al Hadi Al Ramahi NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

In Pictures: Massive blaze takes over 40 storeys of Dubai luxury tower

Members of the National Guard under attack by protesters in Venezuela’s third city, Valencia, Photo: Getty

Venezuelan army crushes rebellion at military base

A group of dissident Venezuelan soldiers claimed to have taken over an army...

Europe

Arnold Mouat. Picture: Police Scotland/PA Wire

Man discovered dead in his house a month after he was reported missing

The body of a man who was reported...

The Eiffel Tower in Paris

Eiffel Tower evacuated as man with knife tried to force his way past security

Police in Paris have arrested a man brandishing a...

Property where a British model was held following her kidnapping in Milan and detained for six days as her captor tried to auction her off online, Italian police have said Credit: /PA Wire

Kidnapped model (20) held hostage for six days and 'auctioned on dark web' for over $300,000

A British model was...

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Man dies and woman critically ill after flat fire in Bristol

A man has died following a fire in a flat above...

EU nationals in Scotland 'could tip balance in second independence referendum'

WannaCry hero 'admitted creating code to harvest bank details'

Teenage moped rider dies - and pillion passenger injured - after collision with car

[TICON-A VIDEO] Watch: Motorist banned for 20 months for towing man in wheelchair

Mother-of-nine and boyfriend convicted of killing baby son who suffered 28 fractures

Father of teenager who claimed he had sex with his physics teacher on a flight speaks out

Britain

Arnold Mouat. Picture: Police Scotland/PA Wire

Man discovered dead in his house a month after he was reported missing

The body of a man who was reported...

Lukasz Pawel Herba, the suspected kidnapper of a British model, is seen in this August 5, 2017 handout picture provided by the Italian Police in Milan. Polizia Di Stato/Handout via REUTERS

Man accused of kidnapping British model and threatening to auction her for $300k arrested

Italian police said on...

Charlie Gard. Photo: PA

Charlie Gard lived for 12 minutes after life support was removed

Charlie Gard battled for 12 minutes after his...

Ex-EastEnders actor Joseph Shade arrives at Norwich Crown Court, where he admitted sexual offences against three teenage girls while in a position of trust. Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Former EastEnders actor admits to sex offences against three teenage girls

A former EastEnders actor turned youth worker...

[TICON-A VIDEO] A group of priests walk into a bar...and are asked to leave when they're mistaken for a stag do

Primary school teacher viewed live stream of boy (6) being raped

[TICON-A VIDEO] Watch: The moment brave passerby wrestles with armed bank robber

Former EastEnders actor to stand trial accused of sexually abusing four teenage girls

Missing Molly Owens (5) home after wanted father brought her to Northern Ireland

UK court blocks Iraqi general's attempt to sue Blair over invasion

North America

Molly Martens-Corbett

Molly Marten's murder trial: Molly's brothers take stand as trial nears end

Two of Jason Corbett's US brothers-in-law will offer defence...

Cynthia Marie Randolph (24) from Texas left her two-year-old daughter, Juliet and her one-year-old son, Cavanaugh, in a locked car in the driveway of her home

Toddlers died of heatstroke after mother allegedly left them in car to 'teach them a lesson'

Two toddlers...

Donald Trump

'Very big financial impact!' - Donald Trump applauds new UN sanctions on North Korea

President...

Rise of the Generals: US president Donald Trump and new chief of staff General John Kelly. Photo: Reuters

'Axis of adults' takes control

When president Donald Trump was presented with a ceremonial...

Oxford University employee arrested with US professor over stab death of man in Chicago

Presidency of Donald Trump... In chaos, and at a crossroads

President who 'doesn't take holidays' starts 17-day golf trip

Trump faces grand jury probe on Russia links

Suspected child abuser arrested after fellow plane passenger spots him texting about molesting kids

Man smothered 11-year-old girl while trying to rape her, say police

US Election 2016

US President Donald Trump (left) and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (right) Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (left) and SANA/Handout via Reuters/File photos (right)

Missile attack brings countries to brink of military clash, says Moscow

The Trump administration warned Russia last night that it was...

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Vladmir Putin denies US election hacking claims: 'Read my lips: No'

President Vladimir Putin has

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis with Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani at the Munich Security Conference last week. Photo: Matthias Schrader/AP Photo

US president's foreign policy might be unconventional - but it is delivering results

At the heart...

US President Donald Trump applauds his supporters after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, in Oxon Hill in Maryland yesterday. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Trump vows to increase US nuclear arsenal

President Donald Trump has promised a new era of American...

[TICON-A VIDEO] Twitter is flooded with 'Trump in bathrobe' pictures after press secretary Sean Spicer says US President 'doesn't wear one'

Trump points finger in case of terrorist attack in US

UK Speaker wants to ban 'racist' Trump from parliament

US supports Nato but others must pay own way: President Trump

Ian O'Doherty: What the Super Bowl tells us about Donald Trump's America

How to resist Trump: a checklist for Republicans and Democrats alike

Latin America

Members of the National Guard under attack by protesters in Venezuela’s third city, Valencia, Photo: Getty

Venezuelan army crushes rebellion at military base

A group of dissident Venezuelan soldiers claimed to have taken over an army base in the city of Valencia yesterday, calling on the...

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro. Photo: PA

Venezuela edges closer to pariah status as democratic norms are dissolved

Venezuela's...

Venezuelan National Guard members stand guard in front of the Prosecutor's office in Caracas, Venezuela. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Venezuelan troops in 'siege' of chief prosecutor's office

Security forces have surrounded Venezuela's chief prosecutor's...

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (2nd R) speaks during a meeting with members of the Constituent Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela August 2, 2017. The text in the back reads,

Venezuela president says US is trying to stain election result with tampering claims

President...

Venezuela faces bloody protests and sanctions after election 'win'

[TICON-A VIDEO] Deadly election day in Venezuela as opposition dismisses 'eight million votes' claim

Venezuela crisis builds as US draws up sanctions

Woman killed as tensions rise over Venezuelan vote to reject leader

Ex-Peru president and wife detained in corruption investigation

Eleven killed at child's birthday party in Mexico

Middle East

Syrian President Bashar Assad casts his ballot next to his wife Asma at a polling station during a referendum on the new constitution, in Damascus, Syria. Photo: AP

Bassel lived for a peaceful and open Syria - so they killed him

On December 17, 2011, as peaceful protests across Syria were being brutally snuffed out by the Assad regime, a young activist in Damascus posted a...

Flames shoot up the sides of the Torch tower residential building in the Marina district, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in this August 4, 2017 picture by Mitch Williams. Mitch Williams/Social Media Website/via REUTERS

Massive blaze breaks out in Dubai tower - for the second time in less than three years

A fire broke out...

Migrants wait to be rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, 30 nautical miles from Libya. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images

Libyan general fires warning at Italy over naval ships heading towards coast

The military...

Yazidis attend a commemoration to mark three years since Isil launched a ‘genocidal campaign’ against them in Sinjar, Iraq

Three years since Isil's genocide of Iraqi Yazidis

Iraq's Yazidis have marked three years since Islamic State (Isil) launched...

Pakistan's ruling party to appoint brother of ousted PM as successor

Threat of bloodshed remains as mosque dispute slips from radar

Bible says these people were wiped out by Israelites but scientists have just found their descendants

Violence erupts as Muslims return to pray at shrine

US-backed Syrian fighters 'capture almost half of Raqqa from Islamic State'

Nearly 80pc of Yemeni children need humanitarian aid, says UN

Asia-Pacific

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

China urges North Korea to stop missile tests and resume talks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged North Korea to abide by UN...

Kim Jong-un watches a military drill marking the 85th anniversary of the Korean People’s Army earlier this year. Photo: Reuters

'Catastrophic for the world' - North Korea warned over nuclear ambitions as UN sanctions ramped up

Kim Jong Un's...

The priest has been removed of his duties during the investigation Rizal Province

Catholic priest caught driving 13-year-old girl to motel after paying 16-year-old pimp

A 55-year-old...

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Reuters

North Korea submarine tests 'are a critical step'

The US military is monitoring "highly unusual and unprecedented...

North Korea says all the USA is now within range of its ICBMs

[TICON-A VIDEO] 'Our intercontinental ballistic missile shows we can hit U.S. mainland' - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

[TICON-A VIDEO] Japan anger after North Korea fires missile into sea off coast

North Korea apparently fires missile - Japanese broadcaster reports

Pakistani council allegedly ordered 'revenge rape' of 16-year-old girl

Beijing steps up defences along North Korea border

Australasia

The aircraft launched from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Picture: Facebook

Search for missing US Marines becomes recovery effort after crash off Australia

The US Navy and Marine Corps suspended their search and rescue...

Passengers queue are seen at Sydney's Domestic Airport July 31, 2017, as passengers are subjected to increased security measures in the wake police raids associated with a plot again Australia's aviation sector. AAP/Dean Lewins/Handout via REUTERS

Two men in Australia airport alleged terror plot 'were directed by Islamic State'

Two men tried...

Police in in the Surry Hills suburb of Sydney during the raid (AAP Image/AP)

Man freed after airline 'meat grinder bomb' terror plot arrest

One of four men arrested in Australia over an...

New Zealand Labour Party leader Andrew Little announces he is quitting (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

New Zealand opposition leader quits just seven weeks before election

New Zealand opposition leader Andrew Little...

Mum conspired with boyfriend to ply daughter (14) with alcohol and watched as he sexually assaulted her

Cardinal to deny claims of sex abuse, court hears

Pope's treasurer faces sex abuse charges in Australia, a grim reminder for his home town

Man has 'Devast8' tattoo removed because it prevented him getting jobs

Police shot woman dead 'after she called to report sexual assault'

Australian woman charged with running commercial surrogacy services in Cambodia tells court 'she's lost everything'

Africa

Paul Kagame arrives to cast his ballot in Rwanda's capital Kigali (AP)

Paul Kagame retains Rwanda presidency 'with 98pc of vote'

Rwanda's long-time President Paul Kagame has won a third term in office in what he had called "a formality".

Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp at his home (AP)

Oscar Pistorius taken from prison to hospital suffering from 'chest pains'

Oscar Pistorius has been taken from prison...

The HIV virus attacks and kills immune cells leaving patients highly vulnerable to other infections.

South African child (9) 'cured of HIV' after a year of treatment

A South African child born with HIV has...

Cecil the lion at Hwange National Park – he was shot in 2015

Six-year-old cub of lion Cecil shot dead by hunter - just like his father

One of Cecil the lion's cubs has been shot dead...

Two German women stabbed to death in Egypt resort attack

At least 15 killed in suicide attack in central Africa

Hunt for four lions which escaped from South Africa's Kruger National Park

South Sudan in crisis: 'Six years on from independence, people are surviving on water lillies'

'We cannot let South Sudan slip off the world’s radar' - Irish aid worker's warning with more than six million people at risk of starvation

Austria sends army to its border with Italy to block any migrants

War On Terror

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (C) meets with officers at the Nineveh Operations Headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, July 9, 2017. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via REUTERS

Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul 'victory' over Islamic State

Iraqi Prime Minister...

A displaced Iraqi woman moves out of Mosul's Old City with her children during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq. Photo: Reuters

Iraqi civilians flee Mosul as US piles pressure on Isil

Iraqi forces yesterday opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee...

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Isil leader reported dead is 'on the run and may take years to capture'

Reports of Isil leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's...

Hajj trip: pilgrims at Mecca's Grand Mosque

Wahhabism: a short guide

In July 2013, Wahhabism was identified by the European Parliament in Strasbourg as the main...

[TICON-A VIDEO] UK police 'foil active terrorism plot' as woman is shot during armed raid

Stockholm truck attack death toll rises to five after woman dies from her injuries

[TICON-A VIDEO] Policeman killed in Paris attack was on duty during Bataclan massacre

[TICON-A SLIDESHOW] Paris attack: IS terrorist shot dead after killing policeman was previously jailed for attacking cops

[TICON-A SLIDESHOW] 'Our policemen averted a bloodbath on the Champs Élysées' - Security tight in Paris today following 'terror' shooting

'The house shook...I went out and the whole area was burning'