Police say four victims face life-threatening injuries, suggest suspect may have have suffered a ‘psychological emergency’. Authorities in Germany have arrested a woman after at least 17 people were injured in a knife attack at the main train station in the northern city of Hamburg. At least four of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries in … Read more
An assailant poured a liquid over a woman on a tram in eastern Germany on Sunday and set her on fire, police said. The woman was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, while the attacker fled. Police said no other people were hurt in the incident in the eastern city of Gera, German news … Read more
Separatist militants hijacked a train carrying more than 400 people in an isolated mountainous area of southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. The fate of the passengers, dozens of whom the militants said they were holding hostage, was not immediately clear. The militants, Baloch ethnic fighters, forced the train to stop in the Bolan district of Balochistan … Read more
On the final day of perhaps his final trip overseas as commander in chief, President Biden celebrated his foreign policy agenda by turning to a piece of infrastructure at the heart of his identity: a train. It was not the Amtrak train Mr. Biden rode frequently as a senator or chose as the setting for … Read more
CNN — A suicide bombing at a train station in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday killed at least 25 people, as a separatist militant group in the region said it carried out the attack. Another 53 people were injured in the attack in the city of Quetta, Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat said in a statement. “Explosion at … Read more
Train drivers strike, farmer protests cause major disruption in Germany | DW News DW News German rail strikes and farmers’ protests cause disruption in Europe’s biggest economy CNN German railways grind to near halt in three-day train drivers strike Reuters How does the train drivers’ strike affect freight transport? DW (English) Union strikes bring train traffic to standstill in … Read more
Reason for derailment not immediately known as India’s Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw says cause of accident will be identified. At least four people were killed and several others injured when an express train derailed in the Indian state of Bihar, local media and officials reported. The train from Anand Vihar Terminal railway station in … Read more