Belfast County, Northern Ireland News

Historical films can be tricky - too much background and it feels like a history lesson, not enough and the context of the film can be muddled.

Nama is to provide 15 million to finish two office blocks in Belfast, it has been revealed.

Belfast MLA Basil McCrea at the launch of NI21 - a new political party to set up an official Opposition at the Stormont Assembly - at the Metropolitan Arts Centre, Belfast.

Northern Ireland has been called an "inspiration to the world" as the G8 summit in Co Fermanagh ends with the signing of the Lough Erne Declaration.

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, June 19 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed Tuesday that he is determined to thoroughly implement his economic policy, called Abenomics, Japan's Jiji Press reported.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel disembarks from at Belfast International airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to attend the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort.

A video showing misbehaviour among monks has caused a stir in Thailand, with images showing them on a plane, wearing sunglasses and carrying designer bags.

This June 9, 2013 photo provided by The Guardian newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the U.S. National Security Agency, in Hong Kong.

All the G8 leaders - from the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and Canada are in Northern Ireland for the summit As the event started allegations were made in the Guardian newspaper on Monday, that Britain had spied on delegates who attended two G20 meetings in London in 2009 British spies are accused of setting up internet cafes to ... (more)

One homeowner said that they only ha the telly on so that they could use the glow from it as a lamp to help them read.

US President Barack Obama and his daughter Malia disembark from Air Force One at Aldergrove International Airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 17, 2013 as Barack Obama prepared to attend the G8 summit in Lough Erne near Enniskillen.

US President Barack Obama consulted by phone with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye following North Korea's proposal for new talks with Washington, officials said Monday.

Belfast-born David McKittrick has been reporting on Northern Ireland since 1971, He has written for the East Antrim Times, the Irish Times and was The Independent's Irish correspondent for many years.

Police patrol the water around the G8 summit venue in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on Sunday, June 16, 2013.

Perhaps it won't be as iconic as the black and white image of Ben Hogan's 1-iron from the 18th... We're a little hard to find, but worth it.

Obama and Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin will meet to discuss their differences on Syria's civil war, while thousands of police are securing the summit from protests.

Bonfires light up the Belfast skyline on July 12, 1997, as Protestant loyalists commemorate the 17th century victory of a Protestant king over his deposed Catholic predecessor.

In this June 18, 2012, file photo President Barack Obama and Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, go to shake hands during their bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico.

As recently as five years ago it would have been unthinkable to gather the world's most powerful leaders in Northern Ireland .

David Cameron has arrived in Northern Ireland for the G8 summit which begins in County Fermanagh later on Monday.