US police identify man suspected of carrying out shooting at family planning centre
Detectives have identified a man suspected of opening fire at a family planning centre in the US city of Colorado Springs, killing three people including a police officer.
Robert L Dear, 57, also allegedly injured nine people during the shoot-out at the Planned Parenthood clinic.
Jihadist group Ansar Dine claims responsibility for Mali attack
Jihadist group Ansar Dine has claimed responsibility for an attack on a UN base in Mali which left two peacekeepers and a civilian contractor dead.
AFP says it has spoken with a senior member of the group who claimed the attack was "in response to the violation of our lands by the enemies of Islam."
Putin announces sanctions against Turkey
Vladimir Putin has called for sanctions against Turkey after the downing of a Russian warplane.
The decree published on the Kremlin's website includes a ban on some goods.
It also calls for ending chartered flights from Russia to Turkey and for Russian tourism companies to stop selling vacation packages in Turkey.
Sinn Féin calls for massive recruitment of nurses to alleviate shortage
Sinn Féin says there's a need for hundreds of nurses to be recruited to deal with overcrowding in hospital Emergency Departments.
Yesterday, the Health Minister Leo Varadkar signed a directive requiring hospitals to take steps if a patient is left on a trolley for more than nine hours, the recommended maximum waiting time.
Archaeologists 90% certain of secret chamber behind Tutankhamun's tomb
There is a "90% chance" that behind King Tutankhamun's tomb is a hidden chamber which may be the last resting place of Queen Nefertiti.
Radar scans have suggested an empty space behind the walls of the pharaoh's tomb and the evidence will now been analysed in Japan.
