The Coast Guard has awarded its first contracts to build polar icebreakers as part of a $6.1 billion trilateral partnership with the U.S., Canada and Finland.

Power problems and a stuck train interrupted rail services through the undersea Channel Tunnel connecting the U.K. and continental Europe on Tuesday, stranding passengers and ruining vacation plans during the busy end-of-year holiday period.

THE woman responsible for “Monkey Jesus” – the butchered restoration of an historic Jesus fresco – has died. Cecilia Giménez, from Borja, Spain, made headlines in 2012 when she painted over a century-old antiquity at her local church in a good-natured …

Channel Tunnel disruption affects Eurostar and vehicle shuttle between France and England  AP NewsEurostar cancels all services due to ‘major disruption’ in Channel Tunnel  BBCEurostar suspends ‘all trains’ between London and Europe…

Robbers used a large drill to break into a German bank’s vault room and steal cash and valuables worth some 30 million euros ($35 million), police said on Tuesday.

Eurostar suspended train services in Europe on December 30 after a power supply issue in the Channel tunnel, sparking travel chaos for passengers during the very busy New Year period. Its services to and from London “are suspended until further notice…

The victory, which gives the junta leader a seven-year mandate, was widely expected.