Sunday, February 05 2012

World News

World News

Top stories from Saturday, 04.02.12

William begins Falklands RAF tour (18:43)

The Duke of Cambridge has taken to the skies over the Falkland Islands in a six-week tour of duty.

Russia and China block Syria action (18:13)

The United Nations Security Council has failed again to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China blocked a resolution backing an Arab League plan for President Bashar Assad to step down.

Police search for toddler in Tiber (15:53)

Italian police divers are searching the Tiber in Rome for a 16-month-old boy who witnesses said was thrown into the river by his father.

In Pictures

The week in pictures The week in pictures for 2012-01-04

In Pictures

  • High Street, Antrim
  • Market Street, Armagh
  • Courthouse, Carlow

Historic postcards Over 6,000 photographs, political prints and portraits from days gone by form part of a project launched at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. To view collection and buy the images, visit www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/postcards.