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Derailed US train was going 80 mph in 30 mph zone: Transport authority 19 Dec 2017 - 12:20 pm
Rescue personnel and equipment are seen at the scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, US December 18, 2017. Reuters/Steve Dipaola
Three dead, 100 hurt in US train derailment: police 19 Dec 2017 - 10:19 am
The scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, U.S. December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.
At least three dead as train derails over Washington state highway 19 Dec 2017 - 10:10 am
Rescue personnel and equipment are seen at the scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, U.S. December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola.
Trump sends mixed message with 'America First' security strategy 19 Dec 2017 - 10:08 am
US President Donald Trump takes a sip of water while speaking on his national security strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC on December 18, 2017. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF 19 Dec 2017 - 09:08 am
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Trump's year of shattered norms leaves world on edge 19 Dec 2017 - 08:58 am
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US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump's Jerusalem decision 19 Dec 2017 - 08:15 am
An image of the US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley vetos an Egyptian-drafted resolution regarding recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem, during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, inc
Amtrak train hurtles off overpass; at least 6 people killed 18 Dec 2017 - 10:04 pm
An Amtrak passenger train derailment over interstate highway (I-5) is seen in this Washington State Patrol image moved on social media in DuPont, Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017. Courtesy Brooke Bova/Washington State Patrol
Majority of Peruvians want president ousted, poll finds 17 Dec 2017 - 07:54 pm
People protest against Fujimorism and corruption in Lima on December 16, 2017, as the presidency of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski hangs in the balance while the opposition, which controls Congress, demands he steps down or face impeachment over graft allegations
Argentina navy chief sacked over sub tragedy 17 Dec 2017 - 08:46 am
This undated file photo released December 16, 2017 by Noticias Argentinas shows Admiral Marcelo Srur. / AFP / NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS / STRINGER
California wildfire close to becoming 3rd largest ever in state 16 Dec 2017 - 01:16 pm
Firefighters water down burning embers from an overnight fire in Fillmore, California on December 15, 2017, as the Thomas Fire flared up again, growing to 252,500 acres and becoming the fourth largest fire in California's history. / AFP.
Chile votes in what could be a close presidential run-off 16 Dec 2017 - 11:12 am
Chilean presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera (C), shown during his final campaign rally on December 14, 2017, won a lower-than-expected percentage of the vote in November's first round/ Pablo VERA, AFP.
Peru Congress to debate impeachment of president 16 Dec 2017 - 10:44 am
Dismissal of Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski would require support from 87 of the total 130 members in the single-chamber Congress (AFP Photo/THEO CABIZ).
US may stop spouses of H-1B visa holders from working 16 Dec 2017 - 10:09 am
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Canadian police probe 'suspicious' deaths of billionaire couple 16 Dec 2017 - 09:39 am
One of two bodies is removed from the home of billionaire founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex Inc., Barry Sherman and his wife Honey, who were found dead under circumstances that police described as
NY Times publisher stepping down, handing over to son 14 Dec 2017 - 08:58 pm
The incoming publisher of the New York Times Arthur Gregg (A.G.) Sulzberger and his father Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (L) pose for pictures on the 16th floor of the New York Times building in New York, U.S. on December 12, 2017. (Damon Winter/The New York
US faces moment of truth on 'net neutrality' 14 Dec 2017 - 09:07 am
Demonstrators hold protest signs during a demonstration against the proposed repeal of net neutrality outside the Federal Communications Commission headquarters in Washington, DC on December 13, 2017. / AFP / Alex EDELMAN
Plane crashes in western Canada, no fatalities: Police 14 Dec 2017 - 09:00 am
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