A hard year to have 20/20 vision

Research shows clever people worry more because they are alive to things that could go wrong

People in Chinese-Irish associations ‘keep an eye on everyone’ for signs of disloyalty

The facts of the Ukrainian scandal are utterly damning, but that won’t matter

Communist Party gears up to dictate who will be reincarnated as the next Dalai Lama

Michelle Obama and David Attenborough come top of new poll

Both Kerry and Donegal managers take encouragement from drawn Croke Park clash

A doctor Down Under shares his tips on where to bring visitors and his favourite restaurant

Analysis: Using heavy-handed tactics already utilised in China will make a bad situation much worse

PM likely to be re-elected as mammoth polling concludes, yet many are frustrated

Tibetan spiritual leader (83) being treated in New Delhi after admission to hospital on Tuesday

Healthy scepticism required to counterbalance our desire to put people on pedestals

People began to notice the old man with the neat white hair, paint-spattered cuffs and the cotton bag that held his sketchbook

Family of three forced to leave Stockholm hostel after arriving early were ‘brutally abused’

Internet giant left China eight years ago over censorship concerns

China keeping close eye on references to territories from Taiwan to Tibet

Joshua: ‘Boxing is not just about knocking people out. It’s healthy living, discipline’

Critics fearful of despotism in world’s second largest economy

Positive well-being – sometimes we are our own greatest obstacles to achieving happiness

Chinese government backs move by under-20s team but Germans claim free speech