A subway train derailment in New York City that injured nearly three dozen people and sparked major delays is being blamed on human error, not a track defect.

A blind man and his guide dog were struck by a subway train in Manhattan after the man lost consciousness and they tumbled on to the tracks, but both escaped without serious injury.

South Africans have gathered to mourn the death of Nelson Mandela – and celebrate his colossal life.

When Harlem is hot, there aren’t many other places in the world where history seems to drip down so readily from the fire escapes and battered neon signs.