Indian trains derailed by flash flood in Madhya Pradesh
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Two passenger trains in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have derailed minutes apart on a flooded bridge, killing at least 24 people, officials say.
The trains were passing each other near the town of Harda when a flash flood triggered by heavy rain struck the bridge, reports said.
The tracks collapsed and some of the carriages were submerged.
Officials say at least 25 people have been injured and another 300 rescued.
The Kamayani Express travelling from Varanasi to Mumbai derailed first, while the Janata Express travelling in the opposite direction derailed shortly after.
One passenger described water pouring through the carriages just after the accident.
Turkish reporters face jail for publishing photo
Newspaper staff charged over portrayal of banned group as ‘strong and capable’
Turkish prosecutors are pushing for jail terms of up to 7 1/2 years each for 18 journalists accused of terrorist propaganda after publishing an image of a legal official held at gunpoint by far-left militants in March, local media said.
Staff from nine newspapers were charged in an indictment on Monday for printing the photo of captors holding a gun to the head of Istanbul prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who was later killed in a shoot-out, media reported.
Turkish authorities initially ordered Facebook, Google and other sites to remove the photo which spread widely online, triggering accusations from academics and rights campaigners of an authoritarian crackdown.
Turkey has taken a tough stance on social media under president Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling AK Party he founded.
Why is Russia afraid of NGOs?
Why is Russia so concerned about the state of its constitution? Can NGO activity really undermine a country or are other factors required? Fiona Clark in Moscow goes in search of answers.
This week Russia banned the activities of the US-Congress funded NGO, the National Endowment for Democracy or NED, on Russian territory. This is the first NGO on a list of about 12 'undesirable' organizations to be shut down under a law that came into effect a few months back.
The law basically says that any organization that is deemed to be a threat to Russia's constitution, sovereignty or security can be shut down and the onus is on the group accused to prove its innocence, should it wish to challenge the decision.
In this case the Prosecutor General's office described NED as a threat to "the foundations of Russia's constitutional order, its defense capability and security." It alleged that the NGO had spent US$5.2 million on pro-democracy activities in Russia that were directly aimed at influencing political events and undermining elections results.
Somalia may soon ban female genital mutilation. Are laws enough?
The Somali government has announced plans to introduce legislation that would outlaw the practice of female genital mutilation and cutting.
Somalia may soon take a crucial step toward ending female genital mutilation and cutting.
The country’s Minister of Women and Human Rights has announced plans to introduce a bill banning the practice nationwide, Somali news outletHorseed Media reported Tuesday. The decision would make the East African nation the latest to move forward with legislation against FGM/C – an important part of efforts to terminate the dangerous but deep-rooted custom, experts say.
“[The] time has come for us to eradicate this bad practice and protect the rights of girls and women in our country,” said Sahra Mohammed Ali Samatar, Somalia’s Minister of Women and Human Rights.
Stain of Japan's black rain lingers 70 years on
Some Japanese are still battling for recognition that they are Hibakusha, or were affected by atomic bombings.
05 Aug 2015 03:36 GMT
This week, Japan marks 70 years since it became the first and still only nation to be the victim of a nuclear attack – the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
That moment - a little after 8.15 on the morning of August 6th, 1945 - will be marked at the same time this Thursday in a ceremony in the city, led by the Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.
Many survivors will be present. Others, as in years past, will prefer quieter, personal ceremonies of remembrance away from the crowds.
But there is a group for whom this is not only a day to look back on past traumas. For them it will also be another day in a continuing battle for recognition.Mullah Omar worked as potato vendor to escape detection in Pakistan
After fleeing the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar took refuge in Pakistan’s densely populated southern port city of Karachi.
His cover? Potato trader in a downtown market.
For nearly three years, according to senior Pakistani intelligence operatives and a former Taliban government minister, Mullah Omar, among the most wanted men in the world, worked among the vegetable purveyors in low-end marketplaces in crowded Karachi.
He ceased all overt Taliban activity. He stopped trying to raise money or recruit new adherents. He even refused help from a support network operated by Pakistani militant groups allied with the Taliban, for fear informants would lead the Pakistani military intelligence services to his doorstep in Karachi’s downtown Lea Market, where he lived between late 2002 and early 2005, according to the accounts.
What To Know About Calais' Spiraling Migrant Crisis
The French town is the site of a makeshift camp called "the Jungle."
Thousands of migrants are living in a makeshift shanty village in the northern French port town of Calais known as "the Jungle." Night after night hundreds journey from the Jungle toward the nearby Channel Tunnel. The tunnel is a direct route to England, where migrants believe they can have a better life. Many are arrested, and some have died -- just how many make it across successfully is unknown.
Many migrants are from war-torn countries, like Libya and Syria, and their numbers in Calais have peaked in recent weeks as efforts to reach safety have become increasingly desperate. Although Calais has been a site of unauthorized migrant camps for more than 15 years, the governments in France and the U.K. are coming under mounting pressure from policymakers and the public to stem the flow of migration.
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