Swiss authorities arrest suspect who had come to authorities’ attention in 2015 for distributing ISIL propaganda. Published On 28 May 202628 May 2026 A man stabbed and wounded three people in what authorities have described as an “act of terror” at a train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur. The attack took place shortly … Read more
A Russian drone strike on a passenger train in north-eastern Ukraine has killed five people, prosecutors said, an attack denounced as terrorism by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Prosecutors said fragments of five bodies had been found at the scene of the strike on the train, which occurred on Tuesday near a village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. … Read more
Published On 19 Jan 202619 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share At least 39 people have been confirmed dead in a high-speed train collision in the south of Spain, according to police, and rescue efforts are continuing. The crash occurred on Sunday when the rear of a train carrying about … Read more
Seven wild Asian elephants, including calves, were killed when a high-speed train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in north-eastern India, local officials say. They say another calf was injured in the incident early on Saturday in Hojai district, Assam state. The Northeast Frontier Railway says the train driver spotted dozens of elephants and … Read more
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. I love Mumbai, but there are days when the city tests me. When I’m walking in sweltering heat amid a cacophony of horns, dodging dog poop on the pavement, coughing up dust churned up … Read more
Authorities say more than 60 were injured in the crash, northwest of Mexico City, as the cause remains unclear. Published On 8 Sep 20258 Sep 2025 At least 10 people have been killed after a freight train hit a double-decker bus in Mexico, according to authorities. The crash occurred in an industrial zone on the … Read more
The North Korean leader is set to attend a military parade alongside Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s train has crossed the border into China ahead of his planned attendance at a military parade marking Japan’s surrender in World War II, state media … Read more
A man survived after clinging to the outside of a high-speed train in Austria on Saturday, reportedly after it left while he was having a cigarette break. The man, who was not identified, grabbed onto the outside of the train as it was leaving the station in Sankt Poelten, west of Vienna, railways spokesman Herbert … Read more
The 42-year-old was detained by the British Transport Police after disembarking from a flight from Portugal. Police in the United Kingdom have arrested the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant activist Tommy Robinson on suspicion of assault, following an attack last month at London’s St Pancras station. The far-right campaigner, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was arrested … Read more
Facebook Tweet Email Link Associated Press — A regional passenger train derailed in southern Germany, killing at least three people and seriously injuring others on Sunday, authorities said. Federal and local police said the cause of the crash near Riedlingen, roughly 158 kilometers (98 miles) west of Munich, remains under investigation. Photos from the scene … Read more