HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- Officials say at least 15 people died when an express train rammed into a freight train in southern India. District official Durga Das said four coaches derailed when the driver of the express train applied emergency brakes on seeing the freight train on the same track. The accident occurred early Tuesday in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh state. The Hampi Express train hit the freight train that was stopped at the station. Das said a fire broke out in one of the coaches after the collision. Rescuers were trying to pull people out of the coaches. Continue reading →
19 May 2012 Last updated at 23:41 ET Sri Lanka president to free General Sarath Fonseka Thousands of members of the armed forces took part in a parade to mark their victory over Tamil rebels Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has ordered the release of the jailed former army chief, Sarath Fonseka. A presidential spokesman told the BBC he would be freed on Monday after formalities were completed. Mr Fonseka was arrested two years ago after standing against Mr Rajapakse for the presidency. The former head of the Sri Lankan military was widely credited with the 2009 victory over the Tamil Tigers. Sri Lanka has been marking the three-year anniversary of the end of the 26-year civil war this weekend, and held a large military ... Continue reading →
ROME (AP) -- An explosive device went off outside a high school in southern Italy named after a slain anti-Mafia prosecutor as students arrived for class Saturday, killing one of them and wounding seven others, officials said. The device went off just before 8 a.m. in the Adriatic port town of Brindisi just as students milled outside, chatting and getting ready for class at the vocational institute named after the slain anti-Mafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone and his wife. Falcone and his wife were killed by a Mafia blast in Sicily exactly 20 years ago this weekend, but it was unclear if there was an organized crime link to Saturday's explosion. There were no immediate claims of responsibility. Just three days ago, government officials announced security ... Continue reading →
CHICAGO (AP) -- Police say three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with terrorism conspiracy stemming from allegations that they planned to make Molotov cocktails. Chicago police Lt. Kenneth Stoppa told The Associated Press early Saturday that the three were being held on charges of conspiracy to commit terrorism, possession of an explosive or incendiary device and providing material support. He says they face a bond hearing later Saturday morning. Stoppa identified the men charged as 20-year-old Brian Church of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; 24-year-old Jared Chase of Keene, N.H.; and 24-year-old Brent Vincent Betterly of Oakland Park, Mass. Their attorney, Sarah Gelsomino, tells AP the men are "absolutely in shock and have no idea where these charges are coming from." Six ... Continue reading →
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