Queen cheered at final jubilee festivities

Queen Elizabeth II began the final day of her diamond jubilee celebrations Tuesday with a church service, but the pomp was marred by the absence of her husband Prince Philip after he was hospitalised.

Ireland backs EU fiscal pact with clear majority

Ireland votes with a large majority to back the EU fiscal pact aimed at shoring up the eurozone, final results from its referendum show.

Ireland votes to approve key EU pact in referendum

Ireland voted Thursday in a referendum on a key EU pact designed to strengthen the crisis-hit euro, amid signs that a clear majority will approve it.

Irish voters set to approve EU fiscal pact

Ireland is voting in a referendum on a key EU pact designed to shore up the troubled eurozone, amid signs that a clear majority will vote to approve it.