Americas
Toronto mayor denies smoking crack
TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, a target of criticism for his often unconventional conduct, yesterday (May 17) denied media allegations that he had been caught on video...
Volcano in Alaska continues to erupt
ANCHORAGE - One of Alaska’s most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet (4.5km) into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather...
Train collision in US injures 60, 5 critically
FAIRFIELD (Connecticut) — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening (May 17) rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital,...
Doctor who peddled fake cancer cure faces sentencing
LOS ANGELES — At the age of three, Brianica Kirsch was diagnosed with brain cancer.
School bus carrying special-needs children rolls over
INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana) — A school bus carrying severely disabled students home from a trip to the zoo rolled over yesterday (May 16) on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring a...
Homes for the poor devastated by Texas tornado
GRANBURY (Texas) — Non-profit organisation Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its...
US monkey-killer sentenced to prison treatment
BOISE (Idaho) — A man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to a year in a...
Uzbek man arrested in US for links to terrorists
BOISE (Idaho) — United States authorities in Idaho said yesterday (May 16)that they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist...




