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Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau says he wants to know what caused the derailment in Toronto that saw two trains travelling in opposite directions sideswipe one another Sunday, causing 1,100 litres of fuel to spill.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Italian gymnasts perform during the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around event at Rio de Janeiro Oly...

Two of Great Britain's bronze medal-winning 4x100m relay women send us a Rio Postcard - they reckon they're the coolest team at the Olympics.

LONDON (AP) — London's new mayor has urged fellow members of the opposition Labour Party to ditch their leader in hopes of choosing someone more likely to win a national election.

LONDON (AP) — London's new mayor has urged fellow members of the opposition Labour Party to ditch their leader in hopes of choosing someone more likely to win a national election.

LONDON (AP) — London's new mayor has urged fellow members of the opposition Labour Party to ditch their leader in hopes of choosing someone more likely to win a national election.

LONDON (AP) — London's new mayor has urged fellow members of the opposition Labour Party to ditch their leader in hopes of choosing someone more likely to win a national election. Khan says Labour is suffering under Corbyn and for the first time announced he was backing lawmaker Owen Smith in the leadership contest called after the failed vote.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A female shooter from Slovakia with her nails painted "Rio" takes aim during the women's skeet event...

The impromptu tribute by an emotional sold-out crowd that included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began what was expected to be the final performance Saturday by Tragically Hip, a group known as Canada's Band, and lead singer and songwriter Gord Downie, dubbed Canada's unofficial poet laureate. Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, and fans across Canada and abroad gathered at viewing parties to tune in and bid him farewell. The bluesy rock band is better known as The Hip, and Downie... Читать дальше...

The major resolution reached in the failed second convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday was the extension of the tenure of the Ahmed Makarfi led care taker committee. The committee was given another one year to work and remain in office, not as substantive chairman but care taker, while […]

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese regulator had issued a compulsory certification for South Korean-certified televisions to be sold in China for the first time, officials said Sunday. The move means that the Chinese regulator, the China Quality

Bayelsa state’s chief judge is currently in mourning According to reports, the chief judge of Bayelsa state, Hon. Justice Kate Abiri, has been thrown into mourning, following the death of her son on friday, August 19. Wariebi Abiri, a Law graduate and a Nigerian Law School student, was said to have died at night in a […]

The Speicher massacre sparked outrage across Iraq and partially fueled the mobilization of Shiite militias in the fight against IS, a Sunni extremist group.

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Hacking collective OurMine has done it — again. The hackers compromised Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales’ Twitter account Saturday, reports said. A tweet was sent out from Wales’ verified Twitter account that read, “RIP Jimmy Wales, 1966 – 2016.” The tweet immediately created waves online regarding the 50-year-old’s whereabouts and whether something had really happened to him.

Germany refused to be intimidated in the hostile Maracana stadium but faced an uphill task against Brazil roared on by a sea of vengeful fans.

Watch the best bits of BBC Four's Olympic coverage from Copacabana beach with Dan Walker.