A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal stabbing of a man in Dublin last night.

The man in his 30's was stabbed just before 7 o'clock yesterday evening at a house in Kiltalown Way in Tallaght. He was taken to Tallaght hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

A man was arrested at the scene and is being held at Tallaght Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

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Somali Shebab militants have threatened to kill the hostages they are holding inside of the Nairobi mall.

In a statement on an islamist website, the Al-Qaeda linked group claim to be in contact with the fighters inside the shopping centre.

At least 68 people have died since the attack began on Saturday.

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380 new jobs have been announced today.

Stream Global Services, a business outsourcing company, is creating 50 permanent jobs and a further 200 seasonal positions at facilities in Swords and Santry in Dublin.

And more than 130 new jobs are to be created by 3 separate Irish food companies over the next three years in a 9 million euro investment programme.

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The German chancellor Angela Merkel has clinched a third term in a convincing election victory.

Her conservative Christian Democrats have fallen just a few seats short of an outright majority, with 41.5 per cent of the vote.

It's the party's best result since Germany's reunification in 1990.

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The standing committee of the teachers union, the ASTI, will meet today to consider its next move after its members rejected the Haddington Road agreement.

Secondary schools teachers voted against the deal last week.