Enda Kenny will step down as Fine Gael leader after almost 15 years and not lead party into election.
Resolution urges inquiry into state of democracy and 'serious deterioration' in country's human rights and democracy.
It has been a month since more than 1,300 Palestinian prisoners started their hunger strike in Israeli jails.
Kremlin offer comes amid row over US president's disclosure of ISIL-related information to top Russian diplomats.
Almost 18,000 people take to the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki against new round of cuts in pension and tax break.
Muhammad Rabbani of CAGE refused to give passwords to police after arrest at Heathrow airport, says campaign group.
CAGE activist facing charges for not giving his passwords to the police says everyone's right to privacy is at risk.
Why has the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago become one of the largest recruitment hubs for ISIL in the West?
An estimated 80,000 Bedouins live in unrecognised villages in the Negev region without basic infrastructure or services.
Scores of bodies discovered in border town where 26 people were previously reported dead, aid group says.
A look at the initiative putting women on the water conservation map in the kingdom.
The provision, part of a larger integration package, means those wearing the veil in public will be fined $166.
Oscar Lopez Rivera will be freed after 35 years in jail after Barack Obama commuted his sentence before leaving office.
CAGE's Muhammad Rabbani is standing up for the privacy of us all by refusing to hand over his passwords to authorities.
Separatist cult leader and about 50 other inmates freed after supporters attack prison in the capital Kinshasa.
A US decision to boost troop numbers in Afghanistan would be welcome, but there is need for a more robust engagement.
Armed men wearing suicide vests storm TV station in the capital of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, police say.
A look at the man-made ice sculptures helping communities in India's Ladakh stave off summertime drought.
Children are among those killed in separate unclaimed bombings in Kapisa and Kandahar provinces.
Rights groups accuse Mexican authorities of failing to prosecute those who kill journalists covering drug gangs.
China's trading partners are concerned that the new Silk Road project may get them stuck in a 'debt-trap diplomacy'.
As the whistle-blower prepares to leave prison, her lawyer and advocates discuss what awaits her now.
S Korean announcement appears to indicate a 'softer position' as UN Security Council weighs new sanctions on Pyongyang.
Militia fighting spreads in rural areas of Central African Republic, with UN official calling it 'highly worrying'.
Human rights groups and asylum seekers fear violence as PNG prepares for the closure of the detention centre.
