Lost cargo ship ‘found by search team’
Craig TaylorSearchers say they believe they have found the wreckage of a cargo ship which went missing off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin last month. BBC News – US & Canada
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US to send special forces into Syria
President Barack Obama is to send up to 50 special forces to Syria to help co-ordinate the fight against IS, US officials say. BBC News – US & Canada
Paul Ryan elected US House speaker
Republican Paul Ryan is elected to the key job of US House of Representatives speaker, replacing John Boehner. BBC News – US & Canada
US signals shift in anti-IS campaign
The US indicates that it will step up its campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, including through direct ground missions. BBC News – US & Canada
Five UK whale-watchers die in Canada
Five Britons were killed when a whale-watching boat carrying 27 people sank off the coast of western Canada, the UK foreign secretary says. BBC News – US & Canada
US ‘drunk driver’ kills four people
A car travelling at high speed driven by a suspected drunk driver crashes into a crowd in Oklahoma killing three people, police say. BBC News – US & Canada