The Taoiseach visits a jail in Singapore where his uncle was detained by the Japanese Army during World War II

Micheál Martin, the Taoiseach, has been to the Singapore prison where his uncle was imprisoned for three years by the Japanese Army during World War II.

During his State visit to Changi, Mr Martin spoke movingly about his father's brother, Philip "Philly" Martin, af...

'Japan's Infamous Unit 731': Gazing into the horrors of human experimentation

In Mexican culture, the belief that there are three deaths for a person is common. The first death is the ‘actual death’, the second is when your body decays and the last is when all those who remembered you are gone. Keeping a person alive is a key component in many cultures, with th...