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Anti-government protesters blame rampant corruption for roof crash that killed 14 people in Serbia

Nov. 11, 2024 22:31 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Serbia on Monday demanded arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station that killed 14 people in a northern city this month. The rally in Belgrade blamed the...

Pakistan suspends railway services in the country's southwest after deadly train station bombing

Nov. 11, 2024 05:55 AM EST

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff. The train services would be suspended...

A powerful suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26

Nov. 09, 2024 08:00 AM EST

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff, and wounding about 62 others, some critically, officials said. The attack happened when nearly...

Norfolk Southern rule that railcars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns

Nov. 06, 2024 18:24 PM EST

Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week they should spend no more than a minute looking at each car. But the railroad said the rule simply reflects the current industry standard, and there are no plans for...

Police fire tear gas at protest over deadly canopy collapse in Serbia

Nov. 05, 2024 22:47 PM EST

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Protesters on Tuesday threw flares and red paint on the City Hall building in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in rage over last week's collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station that killed 14 people. Police responded by firing tear gas canisters. The...

Jury sees video of subway chokehold that led to Marine veteran's manslaughter trial

Nov. 04, 2024 19:02 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — As he lay on a subway floor with a stranger's arm around his neck, Jordan Neely reached and tapped a bystander on the leg, video showed Monday at the manslaughter trial surrounding Neely's death. The bystander bent down to Neely, who gestured urgently with his...

Serbian minister to resign over concrete canopy crash that killed 14 people

Nov. 04, 2024 14:19 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's construction minister said Monday he was stepping down days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, killing 14 people and severely injuring three. Minister Goran Vesic announced his resignation at a hastily called press conference as...

Protesters demand arrests over train station roof collapse that killed 14 people in Serbia

Nov. 03, 2024 08:51 AM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Angry protesters on Sunday left red handprints at the entrances of government buildings in the Serbian capital to demand the arrest of officials, two days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, killing 14 people and injuring three. Police...

Hundreds hold vigil for victims of roof collapse in northern Serbian city

Nov. 02, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of people lit candles and left flowers and toys on Saturday to commemorate 14 people who were killed when a concrete canopy crashed at the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad. Holding signs with names of the...

Prosecutor says veteran's subway chokehold went 'too far.' Defense says his 'courage' helped others

Nov. 01, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers agree on this about Marine veteran Daniel Penny's encounter last year with a distressed, angry man making ominous remarks on a New York subway: Penny didn't mean to kill him. But a prosecutor told jurors Friday that Penny “went way...