Train derailment near Lodhran leaves one dead, injures 24
LODHRAN: A person was killed and at least 24 passengers were injured when four carriages of the Awam Express derailed near Lodhran railway station in the wee hours of Sunday.Lodhran Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Lubna Nazir said the injured included four women, three children, and 16 men. Of the 24 injured, 17 were given first […]
Three dead, several injured after train derails in Germany
FRANKFURT : Three people were killed and several others injured when a regional passenger train derailed in a wooded area in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said.About 100 passengers were aboard the train, when the accident occurred at around 6:10 pm (1610 GMT) near the town of Riedlingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg state.Contacted by AFP, police initially […]
Gaza hospital says 21 children dead from malnutrition and starvation
GAZA CITY : The head of Gaza’s largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, while Israel pressed a devastating assault.Gaza’s population of more than two million people is facing severe shortages of food and other essentials, with residents frequently […]
Two dead, 10 missing after colossal rain in China’s Shandong
HONG KONG : Heavy rain in China’s eastern province of Shandong killed two people and left 10 people missing after half a year’s worth of rain fell in five hours, drenching the Laiwu district in the city of Jinan, the local government reported on Tuesday.The area saw maximum precipitation of 364 millimeters (14.3 inches) that […]