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At least 77 killed, 131 injured, after train derails in Spain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2013 | World

Spain, Reuters—A train derailed outside the ancient northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday evening, killing at least 77 people and injuring up to 131 in one of Europe’s worst rail disasters. Bodies covered in blankets lay next to the...

At least six dead as French train derails

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2013 | World

France, Reuters—At least six people died and 22 were seriously injured when a train derailed and hit the platform at a station in central France on Friday, leaving several carriages torn open and one lying on its side, officials said. Local officials said dozens of...

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A VIA Rail train leaves Union Station, the heart of VIA Rail travel, bound for Windsor on April 22, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: AFP/Getty Images/Ian Willms

Canada Thwarts “Al-Qaeda-Backed” Train Plot, Iran Denies Role

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2013 | World

Toronto, Reuters—Canadian police have arrested two men and charged them with plotting to derail a Toronto-area passenger train in an operation that they say was backed by Al-Qaeda elements in Iran. “Had this plot been carried out, it would have resulted in...

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19 killed in Egypt train crash

19 killed in Egypt train crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 15, 2013 | Middle East

CAIRO (AP) — The accident comes less than two weeks after a new transportation minister was appointed to overhaul the rail system, and just two months after a deadly collision between a train and school bus. The official MENA news agency quoted Health Ministry...