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William and Kate Surprise Crowd With Visit to Belfast

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- She flipped a pancake on Shrove Tuesday - and somehow it even landed back in the pan. Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton traveled to Belfast on Tuesday, delighting a surprised but enthusiastic crowd with their first official visit to Northern Ireland before their April 29...

Queen Elizabeth to Visit Ireland, and the Irish Are (Mostly) Thrilled

Will Ireland put out the welcome mat for Queen Elizabeth II? Today the queen announced that she will be accepting an invitation from Ireland to visit this year. The last time a British monarch visited Ireland was in 1911, when Elizabeth's grandfather, King George V, went to the Emerald Isle. After Ireland became...

Aurora Borealis: Where to See the Northern Lights Sparked by the Solar Flare

Get ready for a big show. Following the biggest solar flare recorded on the sun in four years, scientists at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center have issued an alert: The sky could get very pretty this evening. "The first interplanetary shock, driven by the CME from Sunday, is expected any time. Soon thereafter, the...

Gary Moore Dead at 58: A Musical Tribute to the Thin Lizzy Guitarist [VIDEOS]

Guitarist Gary Moore, who played with Thin Lizzy and later released a slew of solo albums, died Sunday. No cause of death has been reported. Here are four of our favorite moments from one of the world's greatest blues-rock musicians, born in Northern Ireland in 1952. 1. "Parisienne Walkways" One of Moore's best-known...

40,000 Left Without Water in Northern Ireland

LONDON -- Anger is mounting in Northern Ireland where some 40,000 people have been left without running water for up to eight days after pipes shattered following a deep freeze and a rapid thaw. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses across 74 towns and cities have been cut off, forcing residents to join long queues...