BRITISH AIRWAYS cancelled another London-Washington flight yesterday as fears of a September 11-style attack grounded a US-bound plane for the seventh time in just over a week.

AN earthquake slammed a remote area of Alaska’s interior and delivered a jolt so strong that it created giant waves on lakes and ponds around the continent. The magnitude 7.9 quake was one of the strongest ever recorded in the United States.

A US airman is believed to have killed the world's largest bear.