THE title, I Hid My Voice, has the ring of a true-life confession, but this compelling and skillfully constructed novel delivers much more than that.

Overcrowded hospitals in northwest Iran struggled to cope with earthquake victims yesterday as rescuers raced to reach remote villages after two quakes killed nearly 300 people and injured about 5,000.

Irish Featherweight Eric Donovan has beaten Canadian Usmanee Arash 31-12 to qualify for the final 16 of the World Boxing Championships in China.