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Good Friday Agreement

There was a time when the conflict in Northern Ireland suffused popular culture, with its easily explicable cast of Catholics and Protestants and its deceptively simple narrative of joining the Republic of Ireland versus remaining under the protective wing of Great Britain. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) loomed large -- an irregular force giving the Brits hell, a pre-Al Qaeda byword for terrorism.

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N. Ireland police make 5 arrests in connection with officer's deathupdated: Tue Jul 26 2011 06:43:00

Authorities have arrested five more people in connection with the death of a police officer in a car bomb blast last April, during operations across Northern Ireland Tuesday.

Belfast calm after 2nd consecutive night of clashesupdated: Wed Jul 13 2011 06:15:00

Belfast was calm early Wednesday morning, a day after scores of youths clashed with police in an expression of rage over a parade in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast.

Rioting rocks Belfastupdated: Wed Jul 13 2011 06:15:00

Police say at least 22 officers were injured in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Journalist Peter Taggart reports.

Northern Ireland riots continue at disputed paradeupdated: Tue Jul 12 2011 18:42:00

Scores of youths attacked police in Northern Ireland for a second consecutive night Tuesday in an expression of rage over a parade in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast.

Northern Ireland police hurt in sectarian clashesupdated: Sun Jul 10 2011 08:48:00

Six police officers were injured in clashes in a number of Protestant areas of Northern Ireland overnight, police said Sunday, as an annual period of tensions between Catholics and Protestants begins.

Small blast rattles Northern Ireland's Londonderryupdated: Sat May 21 2011 14:55:00

Masked men, allegedly shouting they were members of the Irish Republican Army, abandoned a small bomb and fled a commercial area in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the mayor said Saturday.

N. Ireland police make 2nd arrest in connection with officer's deathupdated: Thu Apr 07 2011 22:06:00

Authorities have arrested a second man in connection with the death of a police officer in a car bomb blast.

Police investigate 2 bombs in Northern Irelandupdated: Tue Nov 02 2010 05:38:00

Police in Northern Ireland on Tuesday were investigating two pipe bombs left at a housing estate in Belfast.

Northern Ireland police defuse 2 bombsupdated: Sun Oct 31 2010 09:14:00

Police in Northern Ireland found two explosive devices and made them safe this weekend, they said Sunday.

Two suspected dissidents arrested in Irelandupdated: Sat Oct 16 2010 10:25:00

Two suspected dissident republicans were arrested after authorities found a bomb in their car, Irish police said Saturday.

3 in Northern Ireland court over weapons offensesupdated: Thu Oct 14 2010 10:48:00

Three men arrested over dissident republican activity in Northern Ireland appeared in court Thursday and were remanded into custody, police said.

Northern Ireland police arrest 4 over dissident activityupdated: Tue Oct 12 2010 08:30:00

Police in Northern Ireland said Tuesday they have arrested four men in connection with dissident Republican activity.

Man to appear in Northern Ireland court on terrorism-related chargesupdated: Mon Sep 27 2010 00:17:00

A 54-year-old man facing terrorism-related charges in Northern Ireland is expected to appear at a magistrate's court Monday.

Man faces terrorism-related charges in Northern Irelandupdated: Sun Sep 26 2010 06:08:00

A 54-year-old man faces terrorism-related charges in Northern Ireland following the discovery of firearms linked to dissident republican activity, police said.

Israel opens official probe into deadly flotilla raidupdated: Mon Jun 28 2010 08:18:00

A commission appointed by Israeli officials to investigate last month's deadly flotilla raid will ask top government authorities to testify, the panel said at its first session Monday.

Northern Ireland ratifies police dealupdated: Wed Mar 10 2010 21:06:00

The Northern Ireland legislature ratified an agreement to "devolve," or bring under local control, the province's police forces.

N. Ireland charges two in shootingupdated: Tue Nov 24 2009 22:54:00

Two men face a court hearing in Northern Ireland on Wednesday after being charged with attempted murder and other counts in connection with what police called a foiled terrorist attack, police announced.

Police investigate explosion in Belfast, N. Irelandupdated: Fri Oct 16 2009 12:32:00

Authorities in Northern Ireland said Friday they were investigating an explosion in east Belfast that injured one woman.

Teenager held over N. Ireland soldier deathsupdated: Thu Apr 02 2009 05:53:00

Police in Northern Ireland arrested a 19-year-old man Thursday morning in connection with the killing last month of two British soldiers, a police spokeswoman said.

Northern Ireland fearsupdated: Thu Apr 02 2009 05:53:00

Peace in Northern Ireland strained again by policeman's killing. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.

Man in court over N. Ireland police killingupdated: Wed Mar 25 2009 07:05:00

A second man has been charged with murder over the killing of a policeman in Northern Ireland two weeks ago.

N. Ireland cops given more time to probe soldier, police killingsupdated: Sun Mar 22 2009 14:18:00

Police investigating the killing of a police officer and two soldiers in Northern Ireland have been given more time to question suspects, the Police Service of Northern Ireland announced Sunday.

Northern Ireland prayersupdated: Mon Mar 16 2009 09:23:00

Prayers in Northern Ireland after rioting between police and protesters. ITN's Keme Nzerem reports

N. Ireland: Two more held over killing of officerupdated: Mon Mar 16 2009 09:23:00

Police arrested two more men in connection with the killing of policeman Stephen Carroll in Northern Ireland last week, bringing the total number of people in custody to seven, the Police Service of Northern Ireland announced Monday.

N. Ireland police killing: Gun seizedupdated: Sun Mar 15 2009 23:19:00

Authorities hunting the killer of a police officer in Northern Ireland last week say they have seized a gun and ammunition.

Rioting follows arrests in N. Ireland soldier killingsupdated: Sat Mar 14 2009 16:35:00

Rioting has flared near Belfast on Saturday after the arrests of three men in the killings of two soldiers in Northern Ireland last week, police said.

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