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Serbia's striking students set off on 2-day march north as their protest movement widens

Jan. 30, 2025 12:24 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off. Hundreds of Serbian university students on Thursday started an 80-kilometer (50-mile) march toward the northern city of Novi Sad, the latest endeavor in their widening protest movement over a deadly...

Norfolk Southern CEO optimistic about 2025 after solid fourth quarter

Jan. 29, 2025 19:13 PM EST

Norfolk Southern's solid fourth quarter — combined with the optimism the railroad is hearing from their customers and support they're getting from Washington D.C. — has the CEO feeling optimistic about 2025. The railroad, based in Atlanta, earned $733 million, or $3.23 per share,...

Daily anti-corruption protests are rattling Serbia's leader. What might come next?

Jan. 29, 2025 13:41 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — If Serbian President Aleksander Vucic hoped the resignation of his hand-picked prime minister would get students to end nearly three months of anti-corruption protests, he didn’t have to wait long for an answer. Hours after Milos Vucevic stepped away...

Norfolk Southern and East Palestine announce $22 million settlement after 2023 derailment

Jan. 28, 2025 11:55 AM EST

East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from the disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that prompted a national reckoning on railroad safety. The settlement is to be used...

Serbian farmers join striking university students' 24-hour traffic blockade in Belgrade

Jan. 28, 2025 02:16 AM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's striking university students on Monday launched a 24-hour blockade of a key traffic intersection in the capital, Belgrade, stepping up pressure on the populist authorities over a deadly canopy collapse in November that killed 15 people. Serbian...

Protesters in over 100 cities in Greece and abroad demand justice for 2023 rail crash victims

Jan. 26, 2025 18:54 PM EST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets in 110 cities Sunday, including 13 locations abroad, to demand justice for the 57 victims of the country’s deadliest rail disaster in 2023. The largest marches, with about 30,000 taking part in each, took place...

A driver rams an anti-government rally in Serbia's capital and injures one protester

Jan. 24, 2025 17:23 PM EST

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

Jan. 23, 2025 15:15 PM EST

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

Jan. 23, 2025 12:13 PM EST

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

Jan. 22, 2025 15:10 PM EST

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...