Iraqi doctors are investigating if the deadly bird flu virus was responsible for the death of a 15-year-old girl in Kurdistan near the border with Turkey and Iran, an Iraqi Health Ministry official said today.

TECHNOLOGY company Horizon beat market expectations yesterday as operating profits for the first half of the year increased €800,000 to €3.3 million.

Kevin Melia has retired as a non-executive director of the Irish Stock Exchange listed Horizon group from today.

US soldiers have seized four relatives of the man America believes is masterminding attacks against its troops, in early morning raids today.

THE HORIZON Technology Group took the market by surprise yesterday announcing a €31.3million drop in debt since January resulting in an immediate 25% hike in the share price to 25 cents.