Headless Torso Found in 16 Pieces across Delhi, India
September 4th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Delhi, Sept 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The body of a 23 year old tattoo artist was found scattered and most surprisingly the body of this artist was found headless.
The police have ... Read more...
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Two dead in Spain train crash
August 8th, 2012 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 8 (IANS) At least two people were killed and a boy and a woman were injured Tuesday due to a train crash in Madrid, local media reported.... Read more...
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China to continue developing high speed trains
March 11th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 11 (IANS) China will continue developing its high speed rail network in the face of rising public demand for travelling efficiency and for future economic development, a railway ... Read more...
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54 found guilty for China train crash
December 28th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) Fifty-four people have been found accountable for a fatal high-speed train crash in China in July that killed 40 people, the government said Wednesday.All 54 will ... Read more...
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China cuts railway budget
December 24th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) China has earmarked 400 billion yuan ($63 billion) for railway development in 2012, about a 15 percent drop compared to 469 billion yuan in 2011.The spending ... Read more...
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China to spend $630 bn on railways in 2012
December 23rd, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) China plans to invest 400 billion yuan ($630 billion) on railway infrastructure in 2012.This is a slight decline from the 469 billion yuan spent this year, ... Read more...
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91 mn Chinese to travel by train during holidays
September 1st, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) A staggering 91 million Chinese are expected to travel by train during upcoming holidays, authorities said Thursday.The Ministry of Railways (MOR) Thursday said it will give ... Read more...
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China train crash dead get beauty treatment
August 3rd, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 3 (IANS) As a high-speed train crash in China recently left everyone overwhelmed, a team of mortuary cosmeticians is ensuring that its victims depart from this world with ... Read more...
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China doubles train crash compensation
July 30th, 2011 - 5:23 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 30 (IANS) China has almost doubled the compensation to 915,000 yuan ($143,000) for the relatives of those killed in last week's devastating train crash.The compensation has been raised ... Read more...
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China to severely punish those responsible for train crash
July 28th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 28 (IANS) China will severely punish those who are responsible for a train collision that left 39 passengers dead, Premier Wen Jiabao vowed Thursday."We will severely punish those ... Read more...
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China orders train safety review
July 27th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) China has ordered a two-month train safety review in the wake of the recent high-speed train crash that killed 39 people, a media report said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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China train crash toll rises to 38
July 25th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) The toll in the high-speed train crash in China has risen to 38, officials said Monday.At least 210 people were injured in the train crash that ... Read more...
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China fires railway officers over train crash
July 25th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Chinese government has sacked three senior railway officials following the Saturday-night head-on crash on its high-speed rail network.The train crash occurred after one of China's first-generation ... Read more...
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You run! It’s okay if grandma dies: China train crash survivor
July 24th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) "Run! You run! It's okay if grandma dies," a woman shouted at her grandson after a high-speed train crash in China's Zhejiang province. The woman, however, ... Read more...
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Rescue effort on at China high-speed train crash (Second Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) Rescuers feverishly cut through mangled remains after a high-speed train smashed into another train late Saturday in eastern China's Zhejiang province, killing 35 people, including two ... Read more...
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Two foreigners among 35 killed in China train crash (Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) At least 35 people, including two foreigners, were killed and 210 injured in a high-speed train crash that occurred Saturday in China's Zhejiang province, authorities said ... Read more...
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32 dead in China train crash
July 24th, 2011 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 191 injured in a train crash and derailing accident late Saturday in China's Zhejiang province, said local emergency office.The ... Read more...
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Train crash in South Africa injures more than 850
May 20th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by BNO News
JOHANNESBURG (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of people were injured on late Thursday afternoon when two passenger trains collided in the South African city of Johannesburg, officials said on early Friday.The accident happened ... Read more...
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Nearly 100 injured in South Africa train crash
January 15th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by BNO News
SPRINGS, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- Nearly 100 people were injured on late Friday afternoon when two passenger trains collided in South Africa, rescue workers said on Saturday.The accident happened just before ... Read more...
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Train crash kills at least 19, injures hundreds in central Bangladesh
December 8th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by BNO News
DHAKA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 19 people were killed and hundreds more were injured when two trains collided in central Bangladesh on Wednesday afternoon, police and local media reported.The accident happened ... Read more...
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Several injured after freight train, empty passenger train collide in Washington, D.C.
November 5th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Several people were injured on early Friday morning when a freight train and an empty passenger train collided in Washington, D.C., officials said.The collision, which reportedly happened ... Read more...
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Swiss engineers close to creating world’s longest railway tunnel
October 13th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 13 (ANI): Engineers in Switzerland are close to making a breakthrough with a tunnel they have been drilling for 14 years beneath the Swiss Alps, which would be the world's ... Read more...
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Bengal’s decision on CBI probe in Sainthia train crash soon
August 8th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) The West Bengal government will inform the central government within a week about its opinion on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into last month's train ... Read more...
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One killed in Swiss train crash
July 24th, 2010 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 24 (DPA) A popular tourist train through the Swiss Alps derailed Friday, leaving at least one person dead and dozens more injured.
Forty-two people, mostly Japanese tourists, were injured when the ... Read more...
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Chidambaram says Railway Ministry’s response to Sainthia train crash slow
July 21st, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday accused the Railway Ministry of responding slowly to Monday's train collision at Sainthia station in West Bengal.Chidambaram said the ... Read more...
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Was Qureshi’s ‘personal’ condolence to Krishna over rail tragedy result of US rebuff?
July 21st, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): In an apparent bid to ease tension between him and his Indian counterpart S M Krishna, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has reportedly sent a 'personal' condolence ... Read more...
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Third arrest in Gyaneshwari train crash
June 15th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) A pro-Maoist activist has been arrested for the sabotage that led to the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal last month in which 148 people were killed, ... Read more...
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CBI starts groundwork for West Bengal train crash probe
June 7th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) Even before getting the final nod from the West Bengal government for investigating into the Gyaneshwari Express tragedy, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started the groundwork ... Read more...
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One killed in Nepal train crash
June 7th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 7 (IANS) One man died and four were injured Monday when a train rammed into a tipper in southern Nepal on the Himalayan republic's only railway line.
The accident occurred around ... Read more...
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CBI probe ordered into West Bengal train crash (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The central government Wednesday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the derailment of the Gyaneshwari Express near Jhargram in West Bengal's Midnapore ... Read more...
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BJP seeks impartial probe into West Bengal train crash
May 30th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Accusing the central and the West Bengal governments, and the railway ministry of indulging in a blame game over Friday's train tragedy for electoral gains, the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Runaway criminal who caused Mathura train crash held
February 26th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A notorious criminal whose dramatic escape from a train led to a railway accident that killed 22 people has been arrested, police said Friday.
Munna alias Sajid, ... Read more...
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Eurostar services suspended after Belgian train crash
February 18th, 2010 - 4:14 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 18 (DPA) High speed train services between Brussels and London are to be suspended until Feb 22, as a result of Monday's crash involving two Belgian commuter trains that killed ... Read more...
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French President Sarkozy addresses train crash in Brussels
February 16th, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) – French President Nicholas Sarkozy on Monday expressed his condolences and support to the people in Belgium after a train crash left at least 18 people dead.“I want to ... Read more...
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At least 18 dead, many injured in Belgian train crash
February 16th, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- At least eighteen people were killed and dozens more were injured when two passenger trains collided head-on in the Belgian city of Buizingen, near Brussels, on Monday, officials ... Read more...
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