What it’s like to ride your bike 20,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina
Stunning images from a very rough ride.
View ArticleThree-year-old girl ‘died after being locked in freezing bedroom’
The toddler’s younger sister survived but suffered extreme hypothermia, authorities in Alaska said.
View ArticleAs it happened: Santorum runs Romney close on dramatic ‘Super Tuesday’
A dramatic night in the race for the Republican Party nomination, and we followed it all the way…
View ArticleMitt Romney prevails – just about – in not-so-Super Tuesday
Romney tops the poll in six states, but Rick Santorum’s showing – particularly in the key battleground of Ohio – is a strong one.
View ArticleFootball washes up on Alaskan island a year after Japan’s tsunami
Football travelled over 5,000km after a tsunami struck the north-eastern coast of Japan in March 2011.
View ArticleGallery: India’s top court bans Exxon Valdez from anchoring
The Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989 saw millions of gallons of crude oil spill into Alaska’s Prince William Sound. Indian authorities say the ship is toxic.
View ArticleVIDEO: Cat celebrates 15 years as town mayor
Ah, the sweet taste of power. Or is that catnip? It’s so hard to tell sometimes.
View ArticleQuadruple amputee completes icy swim across the Bering Straits
Frenchman Phillippe Croizon braved near-freezing temperatures to swim the 4k stretch that links America and Asia.
View ArticleVIDEO: the winter solstice in Alaska
Watch this beautiful timelapse video and immediately feel better about life.
View Article7.7 magnitude quake hits off Alaska, triggers local tsunami
Homes nearby were shaken but there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
View ArticleUnflippinbelievable! Sarah Palin dropped by Fox News
The former vice presidential candidate and Tea Party favourite has been dropped by the US broadcaster.
View ArticleCheck out our 8 favourite pictures from ‘The Last Great Race’
The sled dog race consists of a gruelling 1,000-mile trek through Alaska.
View ArticleIn pictures: 53-year-old musher becomes oldest ‘Last Great Race’ champ
“This is for all of the gentlemen of a certain age,” said Mike Seavey after his Iditarod victory.
View ArticleVIDEO: Irish fisherman saved from waters off Alaska
The US Coast Guard hoists a 35-year-old Cork man to safety after he fell into icy waters without a survival suit.
View ArticleSitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
View ArticleMeet the 200-year-old fish caught in the US
Henry Liebman was on holiday when he hooked the very, very old rockfish.
View ArticleAnglo, abortion and archaeology: The week in numbers
Plus – how many seconds does the new single from former Green Party TD Paul Gogarty last for?
View ArticleTen killed in Alaska plane crash
Before firefighters could get to the aircraft, it was engulfed in flames and none of the passengers survived.
View ArticleColumn: Is it time for the US to abandon the pipe dream of missile defence?
While protect itself with the threat of using nuclear weapons is far from ideal, it is infinitely preferable to the situation in which the US has now found itself: chasing its tail over costly and...
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