US President Barack Obama has declared a “major disaster” in North Carolina and New York state, as cresting rivers and floodwaters threaten communities in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. Read More
Vampire bat rabies killed Mexico man in US
A migrant farm worker from Mexico who died in 2010 was the first human ever to die in the US of rabies transmitted by vampire bat, health officials say. The 19-year-old died last August about three weeks after he was bitten on the heel by a vampire bat while sleeping in the Mexican state of Michoacan. Read More
Saudi prince wins libel damages over Independent story
Saudi Arabia’s interior minister has accepted undisclosed damages over an article in The Independent newspaper accusing him of ordering police to shoot and kill unarmed protesters. Read More
Police ‘missed risk increase’ ahead of Boston murder
Two Lincolnshire police constables are facing a misconduct meeting over errors in the force’s contact with a woman before she was murdered. Read More
Three killed in train crash in India’s West Bengal
At least three people have been killed and 200 injured in a train collision in the Indian state of West Bengal. Officials said the accident happened when the engine and some coaches of the Guwahati to Bangalore express derailed and were then hit by another train. Read More









