Police officers attacked by crowd

Two police officers in north Belfast suffered cuts and bruising to their faces and hands after being attacked by a crowd.
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Two police officers in north Belfast suffered cuts and bruising to their faces and hands after being attacked by a crowd.

Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip today, killing at least nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis.

A children’s writer turned one of the newest literary prizes on its head today and beat some of the world’s best sellers to win the Irish Book of the Decade title.

The Government has been given permission to extend the bank guarantee scheme.

The Government has been given permission to extend the bank guarantee scheme.

Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has been handed a worldwide two-year doping ban.

Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has been handed a worldwide two-year doping ban.

Anti-smoking campaigners today called for pictures of the health effects of smoking to be emblazoned across 80% of cigarette packs in future.

Anti-smoking campaigners today called for pictures of the health effects of smoking to be emblazoned across 80% of cigarette packs in future.

Rafael Nadal today buried the ghosts of his first French Open defeat by notching up his 200th win on clay and reaching this year’s quarter-finals.