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3 dead, 6 in hospital after train derails in Scotland
The train’s driver is believed to be among the dead, but formal identification has yet to take place, the British Transport Police force said. Read more
The train’s driver is believed to be among the dead, but formal identification has yet to take place, the British Transport Police force said. Read more
Villagers are advised to stay 3 miles from the crater’s mouth and should be aware of the peril of lava, the agency said. Read more
Two days after Chinese and Hong Kong officials shrugged off sanctions imposed on them by the U.S., the moves showed China’s determination to enforce the new law and curb dissent in the semi-autonomous city after months of massive pro-democracy demonstrations last year. Read more
The number of Americans named by the ministry exactly equals the number of Hong Kong and Chinese officials placed on a sanctions list by the U.S. last week over the crackdown. Read more
The move risks opening the way to dragged-out negotiations over a new Cabinet amid urgent calls for reform. Read more
Three days of heavy monsoon rains triggering flash floods killed at least 58 people in various parts of Pakistan. Read more
French organizers say international donors have pledged a total of 252.7 million euro ($298 million) in emergency aid during conference for Lebanon. Read more
Security forces fired tear gas and clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators in Beirut, and a group of protesters stormed the foreign ministry amid mounting fury over this week’s explosion that devastated much of the city and killed nearly 160 people. Read more
At least 10 times over the past six years, authorities from Lebanon’s customs, military, security agencies and judiciary raised alarm that a massive stockpile of explosive chemicals was being kept with almost no safeguard at the port in the heart of Beirut, newly surfaced documents show. Read more
The 72-square mile undulating white ice shelf of ridges and troughs dotted with blue meltwater had been larger than the District of Columbia but now is down to 41 square miles. Read more
Ye Jianhui had been found guilty of manufacturing and transporting illegal drugs, the court said in a brief statement. Read more
Visiting a neighborhood ravaged by this week’s giant explosion in Beirut’s port, the president looked residents in the eye, vowed to send food and pursue a new political initiative, expressed sorrow for the lives lost and shoved aside a bodyguard to give a woman a hug. Read more
A British judge ruled Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex can keep the names of five close friends secret while she brings a privacy invasion lawsuit against a British newspaper — but also chided both sides in the case. Read more
Investigators probing the deadly blast that ripped across Beirut focused Wednesday on possible negligence in the storage of tons of a highly explosive fertilizer in a waterfront warehouse, while the government ordered the house arrest of several port officials. Read more
The dwindling witnesses to the world’s first atomic bombing marked its 75th anniversary Thursday, with the mayor and others noting the Japanese government’s refusal to sign a nuclear weapons ban treaty, highlighting its hypocrisy. Read more
There has been no official word from North Korea or China about what happened in the North Korean city of Hyesan on Monday. Read more
Residents of Beirut awoke to a scene of utter devastation today, a day after a massive explosion at the port sent shock waves across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people and wounding thousands. Read more
These last witnesses to what happened 75 years ago this Thursday want to reach a younger generation that they feel is losing sight of the horror. Read more
