Developer Seán Dunne sought absolution in the US courts from creditor claims worldwide because he couldn’t escape debt as quickly in Ireland.

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during the evening rush hour, sending 60 people to hospital.

A Florida man charged with hacking a homeless Connecticut man to death with an axe and eating his brain was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

Two police chiefs accused of snooping on the surrogate mother for actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick were charged with several offences today.

Hip-hop mogul Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter faces a lawsuit over his 2004 hit 'Justify my thug'.