Huge disruption as 'landslip crash' train derails
An early morning train from Glasgow to London has derailed, seemingly after hitting a landslip, leading to major disruption set to last for "a number of days" on the West Coast Mainline. At 06:10 GMT the 04:28 Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow Central to London Euston came off the tracks at Shap in Cumbria, the train operator said. Lines north of Preston and south of Carlisle were blocked as a result, leaving passengers stranded either side of the crash. The North West A
Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in a shootout in a crowd in Alabama capital city’s downtown
MONTGOMERY, Ala. AP — Rival gunmen started shooting at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama’s capital city...
'Psychosis' claim for man accused of murdering Scot in LA
A man accused of murdering his Scottish wife in Los Angeles may have been experiencing a state of psychosis at the time, his lawyer has...
Russia sentences former oligarch over $300 million theft
Ex-banking magnate Sergey Pugachev was convicted in absentia for embezzlement and abuse of authority A Moscow court has sentenced former...
Stolen Buddha statue handed over to Japan in South Korea
A Buddha statue stolen in 2012 from a temple on Tsushima, an island in Nagasaki Prefecture, was handed over to the Japanese side at a...
China-U.S. trade tensions eased, broader issues to be discussed
China and the United States on Monday pledged to remove or suspend the bulk of tariffs they had recently imposed on each other, marking a...
Kenya, Dominican Republic sign agreement to support security mission in Haiti
Kenya and the Dominican Republic signed an agreement on Monday that would bolster support for the Kenyan police deployed in Haiti. The...
Tourists missing after boat capsizes off Egyptian coast
Egyptian authorities have said 17 people including tourists are missing after a tourist yacht capsized off the country’s Red Sea coast on...
Whangārei jury finds Ike Kingi, Leonie Farrell, Stacy Jamieson guilty in Bob Kleiman murder case
A landlord’s chilling discovery of a lifeless body in a pool of blood set off an investigation that would reveal a pact among three...
Family pays tribute to ‘bright, kind-hearted’ teen who was allegedly killed in Wilton
The family of a 15-year-old boy allegedly murdered during a camping trip south of Sydney has described him as a “bright, kind-hearted”...
