SWORDS, Ireland — Ingersoll-Rand PLC reported its third-quarter earnings slipped 5 percent as revenue tumbled 19 percent amid weak economic conditions that have depressed demand for its products and services that range from air conditioning to electronic security systems.

Irish aid worker says Darfur kidnappers terrorized her, Ugandan friend with ‘mock’ executions

DUBLIN — A freed Irish aid worker held captive for three months in Darfur said Monday that her captors terrorized her and a Ugandan friend by repeatedly staging their mock executions using live gunfire.

Irish, Ugandan aid workers freed by captors in Sudan’s Darfur region after more than 3 months

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Two foreign aid workers seized at gunpoint more than three months ago in Sudan’s Darfur were released Sunday by their captors in the third — and longest — kidnapping of aid workers in the arid region.

Kidnappers of Irish priest in southern Philippines make contact with his religious order

MANILA, Philippines — A representative of gunmen holding an ailing Irish priest hostage in the southern Philippines made contact Thursday with his Roman Catholic mission, a military commander said.

Philippines seeks Muslim rebel help to free ailing Irish priest from kidnappers

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government asked a large Muslim rebel group Wednesday to help secure the freedom of an ailing Irish priest kidnapped by outlaws, as troops surrounded a jungle logging area where he was being held.

Ireland’s parliament speaker defiant as he’s forced from office over lavish expenses, travel

DUBLIN — The speaker of Ireland’s parliament resigned Tuesday after his years of lavish expenses and foreign travel were exposed.

Spanish court says autopsy shows Boyzone star died of natural causes

MADRID — Boyzone star Stephen Gately, whose body was found in a house on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca, died of natural causes, according to autopsy results released Tuesday.

Kidnapped Irish priest sighted in Philippines as troops pressure militants to give him up

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops and navy gunboats were deployed Tuesday to surround suspected Muslim militants and pressure them to free an ailing Irish priest, who has been spotted with his captors in the country’s south, a military general said Tuesday.

Clinton tells Northern Ireland Assembly that Catholic-Protestant cooperation inspires world

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is delivering a speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly appealing to rival Catholic and Protestant leaders to strengthen their power-sharing government.

Clinton meeting rival leaders of Northern Ireland power-sharing, hopes to resolve deadlock

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the rival leaders of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government Monday to keep making their awkward coalition work for the sake of lasting peace.

Clinton: Extremists growing threat in Pakistan, no threat now to country’s nuclear arsenal

Clinton downplays threat to Pakistan nuke arsenal

IRA breakaway Irish National Liberation Army says it’s renouncing violence, may disarm soon

DUBLIN — The Irish National Liberation Army, an IRA splinter group responsible for some of the most notorious killings of the Northern Ireland conflict, renounced violence Sunday and signaled it could hand over weapons soon to disarmament officials.

IRA splinter group Irish National Liberation Army says it’s renouncing violence, will disarm

DUBLIN — The Irish National Liberation Army, an IRA splinter group responsible for some of the most notorious killings of the Northern Ireland conflict, said Sunday it is formally renouncing violence and plans to hand over weapons to disarmament officials.

Stephen Gately of Irish boy Boyzone dies in Mallorca, leaves behind partner

LONDON — Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site Sunday. He was 33.

Ireland’s Green Party votes to stay in government, back ‘bad bank’ plans and emergency budget

DUBLIN — Members of Ireland’s environmentalist Green Party voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to stay in Prime Minister Brian Cowen’s coalition government as it battles a runaway deficit, surging unemployment and crippled banks.

Green Party votes on whether to stay in Irish government; rejection would mean early election

DUBLIN — Several hundred members of Ireland’s environmentalist Green Party voted Saturday on whether to stay in Prime Minister Brian Cowen’s coalition government or trigger an early election in a country reeling from rising debt and unemployment.

Experts: Dublin bishops covered up Catholic child abuse for decades, shielded priests from law

Helicopters, boats rescue over 200 from floods in UK’s Lake District; Ireland also hard hit

Helicopters, boats rescue scores from floods in UK’s Lake District; Ireland also hard hit

Behind missed deadline for closing Gitmo: US struggles to get countries to take its prisoners

Freed Irish priest says Filipino captors treated him well, dragged him from sea to jungle

Irish priest freed from monthlong captivity in Philippines; governments say no ransom paid

Irish Catholic priest abducted Oct. 11 in Philippines is free; governments say no ransom paid

Ireland says Catholic priest abducted 31 days ago in Philippines is free, no Irish ransom paid

IRA suspect charged with 1977 murder of undercover British Army intelligence officer

Small number of IRA veterans aiding dissidents in Northern Ireland attacks, report says

Experts: IRA dissidents pose threat to N.Ireland, small number of IRA veterans aiding attacks

Experts: ‘Small number’ of IRA veterans aiding dissidents in plotting Northern Ireland attacks

Irish Supreme Court rules Dublin golf club can keep barring women from membership

Happy birthday, world traveler: At 1, this baby’s practically a frequent flier

Ingersoll-Rand reports 5 percent lower 3rd-qtr profit as revenue plummets