The European Union on Friday urged Israel to 'reverse' recent punitive measures taken against the Palestinians, as the two sides attempt to salvage peace talks.

The captain of the doomed ferry, Lee Joon-seok, 68, and two crew members have been arrested. The police said that Lee was not on the bridge at a time the ship was scheduled to make a turn, leaving the third mate in charge.

A senior Irish Republican Army hard-liner has been shot to death in Belfast three years after former comrades in his splinter group threatened to kill them.