CHICAGO - THE outbreak of the new H1N1 flu virus has begun to wane with the start of summer in North America, and US health officials said on Thursday they are looking to lessons learned as they prepare for its return in the autumn.

ROME - A COURT in Sicily says a man accused of Mafia ties can be held at home instead of jail because he is suffering from depression.

TAMPA (Florida) - FLORIDA deep-sea explorers who raised an estimated US$500 million (S$750 million) treasure from the 200-year-old wreck of a Spanish galleon should give all the loot back to Spain, a federal magistrate judge said.