HEWLETT-PACKARD last night forecast first-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates, a sign that chief executive Meg Whitman may struggle with the slump that led to the ousting of her predecessor, Leo Apotheker.

DEFENCE Minister Alan Shatter has said it “was absolutely clear” the road where the men died should have been cleared of booby traps before being used to source stones to fortify bases.

RELATIVES of three UN peacekeepers murdered in 1989 have hailed an independent inquiry into the incident as enough to expose a 22-year army cover-up.

Bereaved families of three Irish soldiers killed by a landmine in Lebanon 22 years ago said they have finally been vindicated.

There was a systemic failure to respond to the threats facing peacekeeping personnel, a new report into the deaths of three Irish soldiers in Lebanon has stated.