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The carrying 800 passengers smashed into a truck at a level crossing in southern Russia.

The June 2 crash at Bahanaga Bazar station, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, killed 288 people and injured more than 1,000.

Identifying victims has been hard as well as traumatic, as the faces of many were disfigured and their bodies mutilated by the train crash.

Authorities were trying to source iced containers to help preserve the unclaimed bodies, the health director of Odisha said.

Crash in Odisha state claims at least 275 lives.

Following non-stop efforts to rescue survivors, and clear and repair the track, trains resumed running over that section of the line.

The system is suspected to have malfunctioned and should not have allowed the Coromandel Express to take the loop track, Jaya Varma said.

The government has acknowledged delays in installing safety modern systems across the network and ordered a judicial inquiry.

Greece's largest labour unions, jointly representing more than two million workers, will stage a nationwide strike on March 16.

Striking workers say years of neglect, underinvestment and understaffing - a legacy of Greece's decade-long debt crisis are to blame.

Clashes erupted between police and demonstrators in Athens, after thousands rallied to protest over the crash.

As more bodies were recovered, the number of dead rose to 57, among them university students.

Officials said the death toll was expected to rise further as temperatures in one carriage had risen to 1,300 Celsius after it caught fire.

People were flung out of the front carriages, with victims found up to 40m away from the wreckage, and others trapped in blazing carriages.

The impact caused a fire in a number of the passenger carriages, burning many commuters who were rushed to hospitals.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.