Passenger dies on transatlantic flight diverted to Shannon

A passenger has died on board a transatlantic flight that diverted to Shannon Airport yesterday afternoon.

British Airways flight 274 was travelling from Las Vegas in the US to London’s Heathrow airport at the time.

Man raising funds for children's cancer hospice convicted of possession of drugs

A man who plans to drive to China to raise funds for a children's hospice, has been convicted of possession of drugs for sale or supply.

Willie Gleeson, from Lisdoon Cottage, Ballycraggan, Puckane, Co Tipperary, was given a five-month suspended jail sentence at Nenagh District Court yesterday.

Gardai search for missing teenager from Wicklow

Gardaí are appealing for information on a missing teenager from Wicklow.

14-year-old Cabdi Raxman Musse was last seen on Monday afternoon on Wexford Road in Arklow.

Ghana 'Ball Boy' Receives Same Fee As Players At 2014 World Cup

The Dzamefe Report took four months to compile this year and aims to highlight Ghana's shortcomings at the Brazil World Cup

Consider a world in which the England kit man is paid as big an appearance fee as Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart or Raheem Sterling.

Tough to imagine? Not so if you worked for Ghana's Football Association at the 2014 World Cup where their "equipment officer" earned $100,000 (£64,000), according to a government report.

Cheap phone charger killed woman in Australia

Australian authorities issued a warning about cheap, non-compliant USB-style chargers after a young woman died from apparent electrocution while using a laptop and possibly a smart phone.

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The 28-year-old was found wearing headphones and with her computer in her lap with burns on her chest and ears at a home in Gosford, north of Sydney.

Father chops off daughter's finger for stealing meat

Men of the Plateau State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old man, Surulere Raphael, for cutting off his daughter’s finger on allegation that she stole his money.

Mr Raphael was paraded on Friday at the police headquarters alongside one Ponjue Domsing, who was alleged to have killed his father, Mr. Domsing, for not buying him a motorcycle as promised.

Facebook Stalls On Diversity, Only Hires 7 African Americans In Latest Count

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Amid demands by civil rights leaders and others for employers to improve foundering diversity on Silicon Valley, Facebook has been slow to build a workforce that mirrors its 1.4 billion users around the globe, according to the Guardian.