US: Meteor Spotted in Allegheny County, Western Pennsylvania

A suspected meteorite landed near Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, March 17, after a bright fireball was reported across multiple states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan — and as far as Virginia and Canada. NASA and the National Weather Service confirmed the event, describing the space rock as weighing about 7 tons and traveling at nearly 45,000 mph. The impact released energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows and triggering hundreds of emergency calls from alarmed residents.

UK: Chaos at London Euston Station Due to Overrunning Engineering Work

Major disruption hit London Euston station on Sunday, October 26, as overrunning engineering work caused long delays and cancellations for Avanti West Coast trains, affecting routes including Birmingham New Street and Preston.

UK: Cambridge Trains Vandalized In Suspected Airgun Attacks

Several Greater Anglia and Great Northern Railway trains traveling between Cambridge and Cambridge North stations were vandalized in multiple attacks suspected to involve airguns between Saturday, January 18, and Sunday, February 2. According to British Transport Police (BTP), no one was injured, and the "projectiles" used to smash the windows did not pass through the glass, but some trains were canceled or delayed.

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

TOKYO, Japan - People walk in strong rain brought by powerful Typhoon Phanfone on a street in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 6, 2014. The season's 18th typhoon forced airline companies to cancel many flights, while bullet train runs on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line and commuter train services were partly suspended.

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists wait at Tokyo Station on Oct. 6, 2014, with their travel schedules hampered after powerful Typhoon Phanfone hit the Japanese archipelago. The season's 18th typhoon forced airline companies to cancel many flights, while bullet train runs on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line and commuter train services were partly suspended.

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists wait at Tokyo Station on Oct. 6, 2014, with their travel schedules hampered after powerful Typhoon Phanfone hit the Japanese archipelago. The season's 18th typhoon forced airline companies to cancel many flights, while bullet train runs on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line and commuter train services were partly suspended.

Vanilla Air to cancel flights

Vanilla Air to cancel flights

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows airplanes of Japanese budget carrier Vanilla Air at Narita airport near Tokyo on May 16, 2014. The airline will cancel a total of 154 domestic flights, or 20 percent of its total services, in June 2014 due to a shortage of pilots.

Vanilla Air to cancel flights

Vanilla Air to cancel flights

TOKYO, Japan - Tomonori Ishii, president of Japanese budget carrier Vanilla Air, holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 16, 2014. The airline will cancel a total of 154 domestic flights, or 20 percent of its total services, in June 2014 due to a shortage of pilots.

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists wait at Tokyo Station on Oct. 6, 2014, with their travel schedules hampered after powerful Typhoon Phanfone hit the Japanese archipelago. The season's 18th typhoon forced airline companies to cancel many flights, while bullet train runs on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line and commuter train services were partly suspended. (Kyodo)

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

TOKYO, Japan - People walk in strong rain brought by powerful Typhoon Phanfone on a street in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 6, 2014. The season's 18th typhoon forced airline companies to cancel many flights, while bullet train runs on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line and commuter train services were partly suspended. (Kyodo)