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September 02, 2017

Plant explosions, spills test industry's response to Harvey

Explosions and fires at a Texas chemical plant inundated by Harvey's floodwaters are raising questions about the adequacy of ...

September 01, 2017

The Latest: Syria rebels release captured government pilot

The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 3:20 p.m. A Syrian monitoring group and an Arab TV station say a ...

September 01, 2017

Valentino Rossi already planning return after breaking leg

Seven-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi wants to get back on his bike "as soon as possible" after breaking his ...

September 01, 2017

The Latest: Official: Chemical plant fire out, more possible

The Latest on a Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey (all times local): 6:05 p.m. An official says the ...

September 01, 2017

Rescuers at India building collapse find 15 injured, 33 dead

Rescuers worked through the night removing the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in India's financial capital of ...

September 01, 2017

Boats carrying fleeing Rohingya sink in Bangladesh; 26 dead

Three boats carrying ethnic Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized in Bangladesh and 26 bodies of women and children ...

September 01, 2017

Rossi 'not optimistic' over leg injury in training accident

Seven-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi fears he may have broken his right leg after a training accident in ...

August 31, 2017

Public mourns Princess Diana on 20th anniversary of death

Kathy Martin joined the stream of visitors laying tributes to Princess Diana outside the gates of Kensington Palace on ...

August 31, 2017

The Latest: Elton John pays tribute to Princess Diana

The latest on the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Elton John has offered a ...

August 31, 2017

Number of people hurt in train crash in Poland rises to 28

A spokesman for Poland's national railways says 28 people were injured when a passenger train hit a cargo train Wednesday ...

August 31, 2017

Texas chemical plant poised to explode amid Harvey flood

A flooded chemical plant in a small town outside of Houston was poised to explode, a spokeswoman for the French company that ...

August 31, 2017

Polish firefighters: 21 people hurt in train collision

A passenger train hit a cargo train at a railway station Wednesday evening in northern Poland, injuring 21 people but causing ...

August 30, 2017

Diana's tragic death spawned web of conspiracy theories

The fascination with Princess Diana's life extends to her death. Not since the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy has a ...

August 29, 2017

Exploding e-cigarette causes scare at London train station

British police say a scare at a busy London railway station has turned out to have been caused by an electronic cigarette.

August 29, 2017

Poland protests poor access to plane crash site in Russia

Poland expressed concern to Russia on Tuesday over what it called "difficulties" in accessing the site of the 2010 plane ...

August 29, 2017

Danes scan home-made submarine for any concealed areas

Danish police on Tuesday scanned a home-made submarine where Swedish journalist Kim Wall was last seen alive, saying they are ...

August 27, 2017

Princess Diana's influence endures 20 years after her death

The shock came late on a summer evening: After an idyllic Mediterranean holiday, Princess Diana had been in a car crash in ...

August 26, 2017

Coal miner who died in West Virginia had survived Sago blast

A coal miner who died on the job in West Virginia was the brother of one the 12 killed in the Sago Mine disaster of 2006.

August 26, 2017

8 killed after 2 trucks crash with minibus on UK highway

A minibus has crashed with two trucks on a British highway, killing eight people and injuring four others. Police say the ...