IRISH PM AHERN VISITS WASHINGTON
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams speaks to the press after meeting with several U.S. Senators in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 16, 2006. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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Gerry Adams, president of Northern Ireland's Sinn Fein Party, testified for the prosecution Monday at his brother's trial for molesting his daughter.
Martin McGuinness, the Irish republican who never occupied his seat in the British Parliament, says he will not accept the title that comes with quitting.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012.
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Martin McGuinness, the Irish rebel turned Northern Ireland politician, said Friday he will meet and shake hands with Queen Elizabeth II next week.
The energy business of Irish state company Bord Gais is among the government-held assets to be sold off in move to raise $4 billion, officials said this week.
Though there is a long road ahead, the cease-fire by Basque separatists in Spain is a boost for long-term peace in the region, a U.S. security official said.
The Basque separatist group ETA, blamed for more than 820 deaths in its fight for independence in Spain and France, announced it is renouncing violence.
An Irish court ruled Tuesday the brother of Republican leader Gerry Adams can be extradited to Northern Ireland to face charges he raped one of his daughters.
UPI Almanac for Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011.
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