A Tube train that broke down in a London tunnel stranding 733 passengers was a special Diamond Jubilee train, it emerges.

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Diamond Jubilee Tube in breakdown

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Chris Meloni will reportedly not return to the show this fall, sources said Tuesday. Talks between Meloni and NBC Universal broke down Tuesday, sources said, and franchise director Dick Wolf said he is already…

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Report: Chris Meloni to Leave SVU

A heated situation in Ivory Coast has reached an impasse after an unsuccessful military raid. After surrender talks with Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo broke down Wednesday, fighters allied with challenger Alassane Ouattara opted to launch a new…

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Attack on Gbagbo Compound Fails

A father-of-two from Hertfordshire says David Beckham stopped and helped when his car broke down on a busy roundabout.

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Good Samaritan Beckham helps out motorist

Several people were trapped and others hurt after a ski lift broke down at the Sugarloaf Ski Resort in Maine. A CNN employee was among those trapped on the lift.

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Skiers trapped on Maine lift

American student killer Amanda Knox broke down in an Italian courtroom on Saturday after lawyers began questioning her on the DNA evidence linking her to the murder of Meredith Kercher. Knox read from a note in Italian, apologizing to Kercher’s family…

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Amanda Knox: ‘I Am Unjustly Convicted’

It was supposed to be a day celebrating Afghan achievements in education. Instead, embattled President Hamid Karzai broke down crying at an official gathering commemorating International Literacy Day.

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Crying Karzai: ‘I have pain in my heart’