First volume of Margaret Thatcher’s authorised biography is predictably flattering, but not a hagiography, says Shaun Connolly

Pope John Paul II, who died today aged 84, will be remembered as one of the greatest communicators and most influential figures of modern times.

IN a recent letter to the Irish Examiner, Jim Malo from Connecticut sought “specific information” on civilian torture by US authorities.

GENERAL Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentina's de facto president during the 1976-83 dictatorship, has been arrested on the orders of a judge prosecuting human rights abuses of that era.