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Beaches on Australia's west coast to remain shut after fatal shark attack
Reuters | Updated Sept. 18 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Several beaches along the coast of Western Australia, including in the state capital Perth, will remain closed until at least Sunday, authorities said, after a fatal shark attack at a popular beach in the city on Friday.

UK air traffic controller blames a millisecond software glitch for flight cancellations
Pan Pylas, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 18 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
A preliminary report Friday blamed a millisecond-long software defect for the cancellation of over 2,000 flights in and out of the United Kingdom last week.

Malawi police rescue kidnapped British woman after exchange of gunfire
Reuters | Updated Sept. 18 - 5:48 a.m. | Save Story
Malawi police said they had rescued a British woman who was kidnapped last week, in an intelligence-led operation in which the kidnappers were shot and later died.
Philippine teen kills two students, then himself in school shooting
Nestor Corrales and Mikhail Flores, Reuters | Updated Sept. 18 - 5:05 a.m. | Save Story
A 16-year-old student shot dead at least two fellow students and then killed himself at a school in the southern Philippines on Friday, provincial officials said.
In a Nepal town, flood survivors find little trace of former lives
Adnan Abidi, Tyrone Siu and Sahana Bajracharya, Reuters | Updated Sept. 18 - 4:18 a.m. | Save Story
Anusa Thapa Magar rushed home from her job in the Maldives after hearing about Nepal's devastating floods, hoping that her beloved grandmother was one of those who survived.
Indonesia divers face high-risk challenges to reach sunken ferry
Ananda Teresia, Reuters | Updated Sept. 18 - 3:53 a.m. | Save Story
Beneath the surface of the Java Sea, fast currents, water pressure and the hull design of a capsized ferry have hampered attempts to reach 126 people missing since Sunday, Indonesian officials say.
Indonesia recovers three bodies as effort begins to right capsized ship
Ananda Teresia and Awaluddin Jalil, Reuters | Updated Sept. 18 - 3:06 a.m. | Save Story
Indonesian divers retrieved three bodies from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in the Java Sea, although more than 100 passengers remain missing, a Navy official told Reuters on Friday.

Princess Diana's brother claims Charles sounded 'giddily elated' the night of her death
Lauren Kent, CNN | Posted Sept. 17 - 6:59 p.m. | Save Story
The brother of the late Princess Diana has claimed in his forthcoming memoir that King Charles told him days after her death that "we'll forget her soon enough."
Indonesia calls off search for journalists missing while covering volcano eruption
Reuters | Updated Sept. 17 - 6:59 p.m. | Save Story
Indonesian rescuers called off a search on its 10th day for eight people missing at sea, including five journalists who were covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau earlier this month.

UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes
Jamey Keaten, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 17 - 5:28 p.m. | Save Story
U.N.-commissioned human rights experts say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran.

New Ikon Pass destinations offered
KSL | Updated Sept. 17 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
Ikon Pass holders are getting more options around the world this winter.

NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 17 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum, the result of a powerful impact two years ago. Researchers reported Wednesday that it's the solar system's biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.
ICE agent charged with assault, lying about shooting, jailed in Minnesota
Jonathan Allen and Steve Gorman, Reuters | Posted Sept. 16 - 10:41 p.m. | Save Story
A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested there, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over U.S. President Donald Trump's deportation sweeps.

Fossil tooth analysis confirms Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded
Taylor Nicioli, CNN | Updated Sept. 16 - 10:06 p.m. | Save Story
Scientists have suspected for nearly 60 years that Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded.
EU's von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first 'associate member'
Julia Payne, Reuters | Updated Sept. 16 - 7:33 p.m. | Save Story
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the EU's first "associate member" in a significant policy shift.
Climate change likely to have helped trigger Nepal glacier collapse, scientists say
Reuters | Updated Sept. 16 - 6:54 p.m. | Save Story
Climate change is highly likely to have contributed to the catastrophic glacier collapse that flooded parts of Nepal and Tibet in late August, killing around 1,400 people and leaving thousands still missing, scientists said on Thursday.

Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says
Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 16 - 2:14 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. special envoy for Belarus said Wednesday that the country's authorities have agreed to release 25 prisoners in exchange for the lifting of U.S. sanctions against two Belarusian companies.

English village votes to leave the UK over migrant housing plan
Jill Lawless, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 16 - 10:34 a.m. | Save Story
A tiny English village has voted to leave the United Kingdom as a symbolic protest against government plans to house up to 1,200 asylum seekers on a nearby military base.


