Two High-Speed Trains Crash in Spain, at Least 69 Dead

 

At least 69 people died in a tragic collision between two high-speed trains near Urda, Toledo in Spain, an area approximately 80 miles (129 km) south of the capital city of Madrid, after a state-operated Renfe passenger train travelling at speeds in excess of 124 mph (200 km/h) crashed into an Iryo stationary train stopped due a computer malfunction, killing at least 69 people and injuring 58 others. See Full Story>

Oberlin College Professor, Wife, Shot Dead by Son Inside Off-Campus Home

 

Police in Ohio arrested the 31-year-old son of an Oberlin professor on charges of murder and felonious assault, for the death of his father, Pipo Nguyen, 64, who taught studio art and photography at the liberal arts college, and his wife Tran Thi Nam Phong, 56, both found shot to death in their off-campus home. See Full Story>

16 Dead After Powerful 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits China's Tibet

 

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet in southwestern China with the epicenter near the city of Nagqu, collapsing hundreds of homes, caused 12,000 residents in the area to evacuate, killed 16 people and injured 65 others. See Full Story>

9 Killed, More Than 40 Injured in Jordan Church Attack

 

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with an attack on a church in the Jordanian village of Al-Jadeeda, Karak governance, about 50 miles (90 km) south of the capital city of Amman, after gunman opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church, killing 9 people and injuring more than 40 others. See Full Story>

"Lula" Wins Brazil Presidential Election Amid Claims of" Rigged" Voting

Leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known to his constituents as "Lula", won Brazil's presidential election over Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who refused to concede defeat over what many politicians called "a rigged election". See Full Story>