45 min ago | Andover Advertiser
Doubts raised over value of HS2
A sign protesting against the HS2 high-speed London-Birmingham rail project, which has been condemned as a '33 billion pound gamble' Demand for the HS2 high-speed rail project has "likely been overestimated" and the A 33 billion project does not offer good value for money, according to a report by a think-tank.
3 hrs ago | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh
Passenger disrupts flight, screams about CIA
Passengers on a United Airlines flight on Monday helped subdue a man who they said stood up and screamed about the CIA, national security leaks and poison.
6 hrs ago | Wausau Daily Herald
First lady takes girls to Ireland to explore ancestry
The little-seen, little-discussed Obama girls, now 14 and 11 respectively, are along for the ride with first lady Michelle Obama while the president is in Northern Ireland today and Tuesday meeting with other leaders of the G-8 industrial nations.
6 hrs ago | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh
Poison claim on flight investigated
A passenger aboard a United Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Newark allegedly became disruptive on Monday, apparently claiming fellow travelers had been poisoned, officials said.
10 hrs ago | KIII
For young immigrants, a delayed coming of age
As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami.
14 hrs ago | WCTI
Why Airbus will dominate Paris Air Show
At every international air show, there's a race to garner the most headlines, the most orders, the best visuals and the best sound bites.
18 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online
Miss USA crown goes to Connecticut contestant
Moments after she was crowned at the Planet Hollywood hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday, Connecticut accountant Erin Brady said all she could think about was letting her bosses know she won't be coming in tomorrow.
18 hrs ago | Andover Advertiser
Security tight as Obama flies in
Air Force One touched down at Aldergrove International Airport, 20 miles north of the city, where the president emerged from the plane with his wife Michelle and two daughters, Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11. He was flown to Belfast City Airport by helicopter and then travelled to the Waterfront Hall conference centre where he spoke to an invited ... (more)
Chinese activist says he's being forced out by NYU
In this May 31, 2012 file photo, Chen Guangcheng speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
Barrier Reef vies for heritage listing
AUSTRALIA'S Great Barrier Reef and six ancient Syrian sites could be listed as endangered by UNESCO, which on Sunday begins its annual session to decide which global cultural and natural treasures merit World Heritage status.
GCHQ 'spied on foreign politicians'
Britain's electronic eavesdropping agency - mounted an intensive spying operation on foreign politicians attending two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009, it has been reported.
Travel: Mexico's Mazatlan is getting its mojo back
MAZATLAN, Mexico-The atmosphere in the Plaza de Toros, hot in the afternoon sun, crackled like popcorn, leaving visitors wondering just how long the crowd, growing larger by the minute, would sit patiently and wait.
Syria lashes out at Egypt decision to sever ties
In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi waves as he arrives at a rally called for by hardline Islamists loyal to the Egyptian president to show solidarity with the people of Syria, in a stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 15, 2013.
Homeward bound: The Gathering calls diaspora back to Ireland
The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay -- replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from these shores.
Dubai Exports promotes Dubai's expertise in Islamic economy to...
Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Department of Economic Development , recently showcased the emirate's expertise and resources in Islamic economic services to the business community in Toronto and Vancouver across a series of seminars conducted with the support of the Canadian Embassy in the UAE and the provincial governments of ... (more)
Rick Perry Mistakes Lebanon for Libya
Texas Gov. Rick Perry had a bit of an "oops" moment on Saturday when he mistakenly referred to the administration's response to the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi as occurring in Lebanon instead of Libya.
Music composed for NH's grand hotels revived
More than a century after guests at the Crawford House awoke to the "Breakfast Bell Polka," Plymouth State University is reviving some of long-lost music composed specifically to entertain guests at New Hampshire's grand hotels and keep them coming back for more.
Egypt cuts relations with Syrian government
Egypt's Islamist president says he is cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and has ordered that Damascus Embassy in Cairo to be closed.
South Africa: Relatives visit Nelson Mandela on his 8th day in a hospital for lung infection
Mandela, remains in the hospital for a seventh day. The 94-year-old icon was hospitalized on Saturday for a recurring lung infection.
Google to take to the sky with Wi-Fi balloons
Google is preparing to conquer a new dimension: the stratosphere. The Internet giant is releasing 30 high-tech balloons in a trial of technology designed to bring the Internet to places where people are not yet connected.