Americas

'Umbrellagate' Obama's latest distraction

During a week of heavy criticism, Barack Obama's detractors have even found time to castigate the President for his umbrella protocol.

Jackpot hit in monster lottery win

Powerball

A single ticket wins US$590.5m (NZ$710m) in the highest Powerball lottery jackpot in history.

Police kill hostage in shootout

New York police officer's holstered gun.

A US student being held by an armed intruder has been shot and killed by police.

Car drives into US parade

USA flag

Around 50 to 60 people injured after a car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small US town.

'Amazing' no one died

US train crash.

Officials are amazed there were no fatalities when two rush-hour trains collided in the US.

Commuter trains collide in US

rail lines

At least 60 people injured, three critically, after two trains crash on a commuter line in Connecticut.

Coffee run leads to arrest

Kai

Life on the run for "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" ended when he asked for a cup of coffee.

Mayor's crack-pipe controversy

Rob Ford

A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada.

Man faces WMD charges

Gavel

An Uzbekistan national living in Idaho is due in court accused of conspiring with a terrorist group.

FBI admits lapses in tracking

Tamerlan Tsarnaev

The head of the FBI said that there were lapses in tracking accused Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev's visit to Russia last year.

Convicted in 'blink of an eye'

Woods

US man found guilty of murder after dying, paralysed victim identified him by blinking his eyes.

Wanna see Bea Arthur naked?

Bea Arthur

Somebody out there does, and they've paid a shocking $2.33 million at auction for the privilege.

Kai now arrested for murder

Kai

Hitchhiker who became viral sensation after using a hatchet to stop a maniac is suspected of murder.

Arson not ruled out in West blast

West, Texas

The cause of a fire that triggered a massive explosion at a Texas fertiliser plant has been ruled undetermined.

State outlines pot-use plan

marijuana

One of the first two US states to legalise recreation marijuana use gives insight to how pot industry will take shape.

Venezuela running out of loo roll

Toilet Roll

Country up a certain creek as caps keep supermarket shelves empty and send shoppers into a rage.

US 'was warned' about spying

Fogle

Russia warned the United States in 2011 to stop trying to recruit its security agents as spies and expelled a CIA operative in January.

Tea Party rallies on scandal

Barack Obama

US president names White House budget official to lead the beleaguered IRS temporarily.

Second man arrested

New Orleans Shooter

KEVIN MCGILL - AP

A second suspect was arrested in the New Orleans shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother's Day.

Deadly tornado rips across Texas

Tornado

JANA J PRUET - Reuters

At least six people were killed and 100 injured when tornados ripped through north-central Texas.

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