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Driver rams an anti-government rally in Serbia's capital and injures one protester
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A woman rammed a car into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia's capital and injured one of them Friday, police said, as a student-led strike shut down businesses and drew tens of thousands of people to demonstrations around the country. The...
Residents ordered to pay $850,000 bond to appeal Ohio derailment settlement vow not to give up
Residents challenging Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement for the disastrous East Palestinetrain crash have asked a court to reject a judge's order requiring them to put up an $850,000 bond to continue their appeal for higher compensation and more information about the contamination. ...
Croatia warns against travel to Serbia after 5 civil society activists were deported
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia warned its citizens Thursday to postpone unnecessary travel to neighboring Serbia after the deportation of five Croatian activists who had taken part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Serbian capital, Belgrade. The Croatian activists...
At least 12 rail passengers killed in western India after jumping onto tracks over train fire alert
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 12 train passengers were killed in western India Wednesday after being struck by another train on an adjacent track after they jumped from their coaches in panic to escape a rumored fire incident, the Press Trust of India reported. At least six other...
Driver rams into anti-government protesters in Serbia, seriously injuring a young woman
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A driver rammed his car into a crowd and seriously injured a young woman on Thursday at one of the student-led protests that have been held daily throughout Serbia over the November collapse of a railway station canopy in the country’s north that killed 15 people. ...
Man pleads guilty in string of MS-13 killings that stunned New York suburbs
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A man who helped lead an MS-13 clique in New York pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal racketeering case involving seven murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls that focused the nation’s attention on the violent Central American street gang. ...
Trams collide in the French city of Strasbourg, injuring dozens, though none critically
PARIS (AP) — Two trams collided in Strasbourg in eastern France on Saturday, causing dozens of injuries, though none critical, authorities said. The accident took place during the afternoon in a tunnel leading to the station near the city's central train station. An additional 100...
Alabama railroad operator says engineer didn't see 3 homeless men killed by train
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The engineer of a train that struck and killed three homeless men on the tracks in coastal Alabama says he never saw them and did not know he had hit them. The Alabama Port Authority tells WALA-TV that a second engineer who had a different view of the tracks...
Key motorway in Serbian capital blocked during student-led protest over train station crash
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people blocked traffic on Friday at a key motorway intersection in Serbia's capital during ongoing student-led street protests over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people last November. Chanting “we want justice," the crowd...
Ex-Marine acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case seeks dismissal of suit brought by victim's father
NEW YORK (AP) — The former U.S. Marine acquitted last month of criminal charges in the death of a man on a New York City subway train is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the victim's father. Daniel Penny’ s lawyer, in a court filing Monday, said his client denies the...
