The National University of Ireland will host the second annual international Digital Cultures conference taking place on the 20th and 21st of April.

Puerto Rico was left in an Island wide blackout after an excavator hit a transmission line on Wednesday.

A recent study conducted by the University of Western Australia has shown that happy female sheep have a higher ovulation rate and more successful pregnancies.

The Federal Government has decided to start charging interest on Centrelink welfare debts to those accused of making false claims to the Department of Human Services.

A crucial breakthrough against dog-fighting has been found, with more than 50 dogs rescued and evidence gathered after four Queensland properties were raided in the past week.

The Queensland government has announced it will fast-track a waste levy to ward off other councils cancelling their recycling programs.

The head of Delhi's Commission for Women is staging an indefinite hunger strike to push for stricter laws for rape in India, including the death penalty, after a series of horrific attacks on young girls.

Swati Maliwal, chairwoman of Delhi’s Commission for Women, has been refusing food since April 13, as protests flared nationwide over the separate alleged rapes of two girls ages 8 and 16.

Activists have rallied hundreds of supporters, speaking on her behalf, calling for stricter laws and equal rights for women.    

 

The international chemical weapons watchdog has entered the Syrian town Douma, where a suspected gas attack occurred which killed more than 40 people.

International investigators are waiting for the green light from a UN security team to begin work after delays and warnings by Western powers that crucial evidence had likely been removed.