DERAILED AMTRAK TRAIN WAS TRAVELLING 80 KM/H OVER SPEED LIMIT

An Amtrak train struck a backhoe tractor on railroad tracks in Chester, Penn., killing two maintenance workers and injuring 41... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON OFFICIALS COMMITTED TO BYPASS, SITE OF TRAIN DERAILMENT

Washington officials remain committed to bypass, site of deadly train derailment... READ MORE›

AMTRAK DIDN'T WAIT FOR SYSTEM THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED WASHINGTON STATE WRECK

It is activated on the tracks Amtrak owns along the Northeast Corridor, from Boston to Washington, D.C., and on Amtrak's Michigan line... READ MORE›

'MULTIPLE' FATALITIES AS AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILS, DANGLES OVER HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON STATE

Amtrak derailment 'Multiple' fatalities as train dangles over highway... READ MORE›

PASSENGER TRAIN ON NEW ROUTE DERAILS IN WASHINGTON STATE, KILLING AT L

Thirteen of the train's 14 cars jumped the tracks near the town of DuPont, Washington State Patrol spokeswoman Brooke Bova said... READ MORE›

'PEOPLE WERE SCREAMING': AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILS OVER ROAD BRIDGE IN WASHINGTON STATE

Amtrak train derails over highway bridge in Washington state... READ MORE›

AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILED ON NEW, FASTER ROUTE IN WASHINGTON THAT DREW CONCERN

The Amtrak Cascades service that runs from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon, is jointly owned by the Washington and Oregon transportation departments... READ MORE›

AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILS ON BRIDGE OVER WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY KILLING 'MULTIPLE' PEOPLE

The Amtrak train carriage plummeted onto the Interstate 5 highway south of Seattle before 8am local time on Monday... READ MORE›

AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILS IN WASHINGTON AND FALLS ONTO BUSY MOTORWAY

Amtrak derailment Multiple deaths as passenger train falls off track onto busy Washington motorway... READ MORE›

'INJURIES AND CASUALTIES' AS AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILS ONTO HIGHWAY NEAR SEATTLE

An Amtrak train derailed on a bridge over a highway in Pierce County, Wash., on Monday prompting a major emergency response from local authorities... READ MORE›

SIERRA LEONE PEACE DIAMOND NETS $6.5 MILLION IN AUCTION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR WEST AFRICAN NATION

The United Nations lifted a ban on diamond exports from Sierra Leone in 2003, though the 113 million sector is plagued by smuggling... READ MORE›

ONE OF WORLD'S LARGEST DIAMONDS FETCHES $6.5 MILLION TO DEAL WITH SMUGGLERS IN THE WEST AFRICAN NATION

The United Nations lifted a ban on diamond exports from Sierra Leone in 2003, but the multi-million dollar sector is still plagued by smuggling... READ MORE›

GIANT 'PEACE DIAMOND' SELLS FOR $6.5M

A giant 709-carat diamond unearthed in Sierra Leone has sold at auction in New York for 6.5m ?4.8m ... READ MORE›

CHINA IS A DEPENDABLE FRIEND TO SIERRA LEONE, SAYS PRESIDENT KOROMA

President Koroma entering the Chinese Ark Peace Hospital ship Sierra Leone's Preside... READ MORE›

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SIERRA LEONE APPEALS FOR URGENT HELP FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

Paolo Conteh, the interior minister, told Sierra Leone's state broadcaster that thousands of people remained missing... READ MORE›

SIERRA LEONE DECLARED FREE OF EBOLA TRANSMISSIONS

In Sierra Leone, the hardest hit of any nation during the Ebola outbreak, nearly 4,000 people died from the disease altogether 14,000 were infected... READ MORE›

2 CSX RAIL WORKERS STRUCK, KILLED BY AMTRAK TRAIN IN WASHINGTON

June 28 AP WASHINGTON -- Two CSX rail workers were struck and killed late Tuesday by an Amtrak passenger train in Washington, D.C., officials said... READ MORE›

TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION TALK RUNS INTO REALITY AT THE MEXICAN BORDER

A family embraces at the U.S.-Mexico Border fence during an 'Opening the Door of Hope' event on April 30, 2016 in San Diego, California... READ MORE›

SIERRA LEONE DECLARED FREE OF DISEASE

Dr Oliver Johnson, from the King's Sierra Leone partnership, worked at an Ebola clinic in Freetown, and has strong links with medical professionals there... READ MORE›

PITBULL WHO DISAPPEARED IN TEXAS FLOODS FOUND 2000 MILES AWAY

It is not known what happened to Thor in those intervening months, or how he reached California... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS SCOLDS PERSON WHO PULLED HIM DOWN IN MEXICO

Hide Caption 12 of 27 27 photos Pope Francis visits Mexico Pope Francis meets with bishops during his visit to the national cathedral in Mexico City on February 13... READ MORE›

PHIL HUGHES DEATH CRICKETERS RALLY AROUND BOWLER SEAN ABBOTT WHO BOWLED FATAL DELIVERY

In 2012, it became one of the first countries in the world to pass a climate change law... READ MORE›

TEXAS CITY BANS FRACKING IN ITS BIRTHPLACE, COURT BATTLES LOOM

Denton, Texas is where hydraulic fracturing was invented, said Bruce Baizel, Earthworks energy program director... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP IS HANDING A WINDFALL TO MEXICAN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

Mention the name Donald Trump to Gerardo Lozano, and it doesn't take long for him to explode... READ MORE›

PENN STATION'S SUMMER OF HELL ARRIVES MONDAY. DON'T GET SCORCHED

New Jersey Transit rail tickets will be cross-honored at 33rd Street and the World Trade Center, but not at Newark Penn Station's PATH platform... READ MORE›

SIERRA LEONE DECLARED FREE OF EBOLA TRANSMISSIONS

WHO commends the government and people of Sierra Leone for the significant achievement of ending this Ebola outbreak, he said... READ MORE›

One volunteer, Dr Geraldine O'Hara, an infectious diseases specialist from Huddersfield, has recorded a series of audio diaries while she is in Sierra Leone... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS ENDS HIS MEXICO TOUR PRAYING FOR MIGRANTS AT THE U.S. BORDER

Feb. 17, 2016 Pope Francis blesses a boy after his arrival at Benito Juarez International Airport in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico... READ MORE›

POPE ARRIVES IN MEXICO FOR TRIP FULL OF JUXTAPOSITIONS

Governments expropriated church property as early as 1859 and fought a war against Catholic rebels in central Mexico in the 1920s... READ MORE›

SIERRA LEONE DECLARED FREE OF EBOLA TRANSMISSIONS

Nearly 4,000 people have died in Sierra Leone of Ebola since the outbreak began in late 2013... READ MORE›

EARTHQUAKE STRIKES IN MIDDLE OF WEATHERMAN'S LIVE REPORT, CARRIES ON LIKE A PRO

New York A small earthquake shook northern California delivering a quick short shake according to one witness in Oakland... READ MORE›

GULF OIL SPILL: TRANSOCEAN AND STATES AGREE MILLIONS IN COMPENSATION

A court filing from Transocean and attorneys for Alabama Florida Mississippi Louisiana and Texas said all of the states had entered a settlement agreement... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA TO HELP MANAGE A UK FIELD HOSPITAL IN SIERRA LEONE REPORTS

Ebola Australia to help manage a UK field hospital in Sierra Leone reports... READ MORE›

TEN DEAD AFTER ATTACK ON MEXICO BEER DISTRIBUTOR LINKED TO GANGS

Authorities say deadly attack on beer distribution centre near Monterrey was part of a dispute between gang members... READ MORE›

TEXAS MAN AND DOG RESCUED FROM FLOODED TRUCK IN WAKE OF HURRICANE PATRICIA

Video Texas man and dog rescued from flooded truck in wake of Hurricane Patricia... READ MORE›

SAUNAS, BARS AND CABLE TV: LUXURY WORLD DISCOVERED INSIDE MEXICAN RIOT PRISON

Investigators in Nuevo Leon state found saunas, bars, food stands, fish tanks, digital cable and mini-fridges inside some of the cells of Monterrey's Topo Chico prison... READ MORE›

SIERRA LEONE ABORTION BILL BLOCKED BY PRESIDENT BAI KOROMA AGAIN

Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has again refused to sign a bill legalising abortion, saying it should be put to a referendum... READ MORE›

DALLAS TO CLOSE BOOK ON EBOLA SAGA AS FINAL AT-RISK RESIDENTS ARE CLEARED

Dallas to close book on Ebola saga as final at-risk residents are cleared... READ MORE›

NOW OR NEVER: TRUMP'S 'WALL' TALK SPARKS MIGRANT RUSH ON U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

Trump, Cruz and Florida Senator Marco Rubio all say they would overturn President Barack Obama's executive orders that shield some illegal immigrants from deportation... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 16 DIE IN BUS AND FREIGHT TRAIN CRASH IN MEXICO

Mexico crash At least 16 die in collision between passenger bus and freight train... READ MORE›

'WE ONLY KILL BLACK PEOPLE,' US POLICE OFFICER SAYS DURING TRAFFIC STOP

In Iran, at least 12 people were killed by flash floods that started on August 14, the Iranian Red Crescent reported... READ MORE›

EXPLOSION KILLS THREE WORKERS AT PARSLEY ENERGY TEXAS OIL RIG

Our thoughts are with the families, Lisa Elliott of Parsley said of the accident on Tuesday in Upton County, Texas... READ MORE›

BETWEEN THE LINES OF THE PANAMA PAPERS

Between The Lines Of The Panama Papers How The Offshore Tax Scandal Robs Developing Countries... READ MORE›

THE AMAZING LUXURIES FOUND INSIDE A MEXICAN PRISON

In this Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 photo, relatives of inmates stand outside the Topo Chico prison, where a riot broke out overnight in Monterrey, Mexico... READ MORE›