Those looking to claim the prize will be grouped in five categories ranging in age from junior infants to Leaving Cert students.

The fashionable watch brand will launch its Fossil Q wearable alongside a smart bracelet and a "non-display" watch.

A police spokesman said Afghan forces have launched an operation on several fronts around Kunduz to try and retake the city.

The new snapper comes with an 8-megapixel sensor and shoots 1080p video at 60 frames per second, a marked improvement on the original Hero.

The separatist alliance's leader, Artur Mas, has said he will now push for the creation of an independent state.

China’s Xi Jinping pledged to set up a "permanent peacekeeping police squad and build a peacekeeping standby force of 8,000 troops."

Tensions have arisen there and elsewhere over the way asylum claims are handled, as Syrians and Iraqis are usually prioritised for refugee status.

China wants increased cooperation in the fields of railways, roads, iron and steel, auto manufacturing, electricity and high-tech.

Troops and officials retreated to the airport after militants overran the northern city capturing buildings and freeing hundreds from jail.

Obama and Putin agreed that their armed forces should hold talks to avoid coming into conflict in Syria.