Irish nationalists Sinn Fein were poised Saturday for a historic first-ever win in elections for Northern Ireland’s assembly, but pro-UK unionists threatened anew to boycott the devolved government. Tallies from Thursday’s complex proportional voting showed Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA paramilitary group, had secured 21 seats for the 90-seat legislature, setting […]
N Ireland
Woman shot dead in N Ireland in ‘terrorist incident’
A woman has been shot dead during riots in the city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland and the killing is being treated as a terrorist incident, police said Friday. Images posted on social media showed a car and van ablaze and hooded individuals throwing petrol bombs and fireworks at police vehicles. It was not immediately […]