THREE women have been arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly raping male hitchhikers at gunpoint.

AFTER a career spanning 40 years which included involvement in the seizure of the gun-running ship Claudia, one of the naval service’s most experienced sailors has made his last voyage.

British troops took a step closer to withdrawing from Iraq today as the Middle East state reassumed control of one of its biggest airports.

Commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the IRA hunger strike are continuing across the North today.

DESPITE the scepticism from some quarters — unionists in general and the DUP in particular — which greeted the IRA’s statement that they had ended the armed struggle, the fact remains that the organisation will be scrutinised by two independent bodies which will be able to audit their intent.