Police in Northern Ireland deployed water cannons for the first time in six years as they tried to disperse protesters who hurled stones, fireworks and gasoline-filled bottles at officers during another night of violence in Belfast.

By Peter Morrison, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

The university said Thursday that Clinton was appointed to a five-year term in the largely ceremonial post.

By Associated Press

From its rural borderlands to an urban youth program bringing Protestants and Catholics together, Northern Ireland is still working to bridge sectarian divides.

By Rebecca Blandón, Emily Corona and Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Northern Ireland's senior Protestant politician left the door open for stepping aside as part of a potential deal to revive its unity government.

By Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press