Metro-North railroad puts speed ahead of safety: regulator

Twisted railroad tracks are seen at the site of a Metro-North train derailment in New York, in this still image from video taken by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) December 2, 2013.Metro-North Railroad,

U.S. top court case highlights unsettled science in contraception

As The U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a religious dispute over the Obamacare contraception mandate, advocates on both sides are trying to set the court straight on the science.The exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court

Libya says halts tanker outside rebel port, plans military offensive

GNN - Libya on Monday stopped a North Korean-flagged tanker that had loaded oil from a rebel-held port, after naval forces briefly exchanged fire with the rebels, officials said.The entrance of the Es Sider export termi

BOJ keeps stimulus in place, downgrades exports in warning sign

GNN - The Bank of Japan maintained its massive monetary stimulus on Tuesday on the view that growth in the economy and consumer prices remains on track, but it downgraded its view of exports in a warning that external d

U.S.-Russian space trio lands safely despite bad weather

An American astronaut and two Russians who carried a Sochi Olympic torch into open space landed safely and on time on Tuesday in Kazakhstan, defying bad weather and ending their 166-day mission aboard the International

Credit Suisse's Verde sticks with bet against Brazilian real

Money managers at Credit Suisse Group's (CSGN.VX) CSHG Verde FIC FIM, the largest Brazilian hedge fund, said on Monday they were sticking with their bet on a decline in Brazil's currency, as concerns grow over the susta

Safety concerns ground Sierra Leone international flights

(GNN) - International airlines have cancelled flights to and from Sierra Leone after a U.N. aviation regulator discovered that the only functioning fire engine at its main airport had broken down, an airport official an

Putin defends Crimea's decision to hold referendum

(GNN) - Russian President Vladimir Putin defended breakaway moves by the pro-Russian leaders of Crimea on Sunday in a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron, according t

Putin foe Khodorkovsky says Russia is lying about Ukraine

(GNN) - Former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, addressing thousands of people at the cradle of the uprising against Ukraine's Moscow-backed leader, accused Russia on Sunday of being complicit in police violence against p

U.S. won't recognize Crimea annexation: security official

(GNN) - The United States will not recognize the annexation of Crimea by Russia if residents of the region vote to leave Ukraine in a referendum next week, U.S. national security official Tony Blinken said on Sunday.Cri

West must stop far-right's rise in Ukraine: Russian official

(GNN) - A senior Russian official appealed to the West on Sunday to help prevent "neo-fascists" coming to power in Ukraine after a far-right leader said he planned to run for president.Dmytro Yarosh, leader of the Right