Mayor updates death toll in D.C. metro crash

Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty lowered the number of fatalities in Monday's Washington subway system accident to seven, instead of the nine reported earlier.

Probe launched into D.C. subway crash

The worst accident in 33-year history of Metrorail, Washington's subway system, is under investigation by authorities trying to determine why a train plowed into the rear of another, killing at least nine people and injuring scores of others.

Witness: Train crash sounded like an explosion

Witnesses describe the chaos that ensued after immediately after one Metro train in Washington, DC slammed into another. With at least 6 killed, local officials are calling it the deadliest accident in the system's history.

Metro chief: Train 'plowed into' stopped train

One Washington Metro transit train plowed into the rear of another during the Monday evening rush hour, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of one train jackknifed into the air and fell atop the other

An Austrian modern artist champion of sacred Yoruba site

It's a meeting of tradition and modern.

The Yoruba people are one of the main ethnic groups in southern Nigeria and perhaps their biggest champion was contemporary Austrian artist, Susanne Wenger, who dedicated much of her life to preserving their sacred forests.

Salsa sizzles in Beijing

Beijing's summer heats up and salsa dancing is becoming a popular pastime.

With more and more Latin-themed parties, dance schools are seeing a surge in students keen to learn some new steps.

Staying home from school to learn

Home schooling is a growing force in the United States, where families opt out of the public education system in favour of parent-supervised study.

The country's growing evangelical Christian communities are largely behind the growth, seeking to teach their children Biblical creationism instead of the scientific theory of evolution.

But home schooling by politically progressive families is also on the rise.

Burkina aims for world heritage recognition

Burkina Faso dreams of having the stone ruins of Loropeni added to UNESCO's World Heritage list -- a distinction that would recognise the cultural value of the site and provide funding to help preserve it.

Whale watching in Norway

To protect the whales that travel through the Arctic Circle, animal rights groups believe that they need to be better known.

They've organized low-key, environmentally sensitive travel to allow tourists to discover the endangered animals in their natural habitat, off islands in the north of Norway.