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'Near apocalyptic' dust storm causes 27-vehicle pileup, killing lorry driver and leaving several others fighting for their lives

Blinded by dust as the storm tore across Interstate 80, vehicles began ploughing into each other, dramatically stretching limited emergency resources in sparsely populated Humboldt County, Nevada

Afghan policemen around the wreckage of a vehicle which was used in the suicide attack near Kabul's top court

Kabul suicide bomber kills 17 outside Afghanistan's Supreme Court

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the killings of 'ruthless prosecutors'

Quiet roar: Chinua Achebe

Hundreds attend Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe's funeral

Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honours, never fearing to criticise those he felt ruined his country. Yesterday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise him.

Motoring review: Ford Kuga Titanium AWD

America got the best city car ever. We got this truck

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, right, has reportedly told investigators that his brother Tamerlan, left, was the driving force behind the attack

Boston Marathon bombing: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev claims brother Tamerlan was ‘driving force’ behind attack, and says the pair worked alone

Tamerlan Tsarnaev apparently organised the bombings because he wanted to ‘defend’ Islam

BYD's new S7 SUV, which is equipped with G-hybrid technology which can save petrol and extend battery lifetime

New 'green' cars unveiled in Shanghai

As well as the hottest new sports cars, new environmentally-friendly concept cars have been shown at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show.

Boston's day of bedlam: how the hunt unfolded

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Jag's Vauxhall Ampera gives excellent fuel economy and low emissions

Motoring: Everton's Phil Jagielka scores a nice little green number

What sort of tasteless motor would you expect a top footballer to be cruising around in? A camouflage Bentley Continental GT like Mario Balotelli maybe, or perhaps a gold-plated Cadillac Escalade like El-Hadji Diouf? One thing is certain; you wouldn’t expect a top-flight star to be seen dead pootling around in an ultra-low emissions Vauxhall Ampera electric car.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez escapes jail sentence after admitting motoring offences

Argentina international admitted to driving while disqualified and without insurance

Shain Gandee, who starred in the MTV reality series

MTV Buckwild star Shain Gandee found dead in car alongside uncle and another man

Shain Gandee lived for the outdoors, often going on muddy, off-road thrill rides in the hills near his West Virginia home. A recent late-night escapade ended in tragedy for the MTV reality show cast member and two others.

Carl Pistorius, right, and Henke Pistorius, the brother and father of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius' brother Carl pleads not guilty in female motorcyclist road death trial

Carl Pistorius, the sharp suited brother of Paralympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, pleaded not guilty to a charge of culpable homicide for the death of a female motorcyclist in a 2008 road collision.

Swallows in certain areas are evolving to adapt to avoid road traffic

Swallows are evolving to avoid cars and trucks, study finds

Collisions with road vehicles are driving a population of swallows to evolve into faster, more agile fliers with shortened wings.

McMillian had been advised not to continue campaigning

Family of slain gay candidate say it was hate crime

Marco McMillian was campaigning to be first openly homosexual Mississippi mayor

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