15:58 Gardaí have opened a murder investigation after a man was killed in an overnight shooting in Sligo. Two other people, including a 12-year-old boy, were injured. The man (39), was taken to Sligo General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was named by gardaí as David Lynch of Collery Drive, Sligo. Chief Supt Kieran Kenny appealed for anyone with information to contact the incident room in Sligo.
Man (39) killed, boy (12) injured in Sligo shooting
Georgia's Saakashvili scrapes win - exit poll
17:33 Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili won 52.5 per cent in today's presidential election, an exit poll showed, giving him just enough for victory without a second-round run-off.Kibaki ready for unity govt to end Kenya crisis
13:36 Kenya's president Mwai Kibaki said today he is ready to form a government of national unity to end post-election violence that has killed 300 people and forced 250,000 to flee their homes.Police in Spain search for missing Irish girl
10:40 Police in Spain are investigating the disappearance of an Irish teenage girl (15) who has not been seen since New Year's Day.
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