Sao Paulo/ AP A bus lost control and plunged into a ravine in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing at least 15 and injuring 31, most of them students, authorities said. The accident happened about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the country’s economic capital when the driver lost control of the bus carrying 46 passengers and crashed into a rock in ...

  Louisville/ AFP Thousands of people are expected to attend an Islamic prayer service for Muhammad Ali on Thursday, the start of two days of poignant ceremonies honoring the late boxing legend. Ali’s hometown of Louisville in the southern US state of Kentucky will host the tributes that will bring together VIPs and huge crowds of ordinary fans in the ...

  Los Angeles / AFP Two California men went on trial on charges of conspiring to join the IS group for which they allegedly hoped to die as martyrs. Nader Elhuzayel and Muhanad Badawi, both 25 and from Anaheim, were arrested in May of last year by federal agents when Elhuzayel attempted to board a plane in Los Angeles to ...