World Jun 05 Families identify loved ones lost in deadly train crash in India By Krutika Pathi, Rishi Lekhi, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press
World Jun 04 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Russia launches more airstrikes as Ukraine prepares counteroffensive In our news wrap Sunday, a Russian missile killed a child and injured many others in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, nearly 80 schoolgirls were poisoned at two schools in Afghanistan, India says a signaling system error led to Friday’s…
World Jun 04 Train disaster renews safety questions as India’s government pushes rail upgrade The massive derailment involving two passenger trains is a stark reminder of safety issues that continue to challenge India's vast railway system that transports nearly 22 million passengers each day. By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press
World Jun 04 Signaling system error led to deadly India train crash, railway official says The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials said Sunday. By Krutika Pathi, Sheikh Saaliq, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press
World Jun 03 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Biden signs debt limit deal in final days before deadline In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed the bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit and avoid a potentially catastrophic default, three Israeli troops and an Egyptian officer died in an unusual shootout on the Israel-Egypt border, more than 280…
Jun 02 More than 280 killed, about 900 hurt after 2 trains derail in India By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people in one of the country's deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 05 Greece’s prime minister apologizes for deadly train crash as unions, activists protest By Demetris Nellas, Costas Kantouris, Associated Press A stationmaster accused of causing Greece's deadliest train disaster was charged with negligent homicide and jailed pending trial Sunday, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized for any responsibility Greece's government may bear for the tragedy. Continue reading
Mar 02 Greece train collision death toll rises to 57 as crews continue searching crash site By Costas Kantouris, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Emergency crews cut through the mangled remains of a passenger train on Thursday, progressing “centimeter by centimeter” in their search for the dead from a head-on collision in northern Greece that killed at least 57 people. Rail workers went on… Continue reading
Mar 01 Greek transport minister resigns after train crash kills at least 36 people By Costas Kantouris, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Rescuers delved Wednesday through flattened, burned-out carriages for survivors and bodies after a passenger train and a freight train crashed head-on in central Greece overnight, killing at least 36 people and injuring scores. Continue reading
Feb 28 Fiery train crash in Greece kills 16, injures at least 85 By Costas Kantouris, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Multiple train cars derailed and at least three caught fire after the crash during the night near Tempe, some 235 miles north of Athens. Continue reading