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Scores Seriously Injured As Train Derails After Hitting Tree In South France

French investigators stand along tracks after a regional train slammed into a fallen tree More than a dozen people have been seriously injured in a train crash in southern France, say rescuers.   Another 50 people suffered minor injuries when…

Massive Blast At Dangyang Power Station Leaves More Than 20 Dead In China

At least 21 people have been killed and several injured in an explosion at a power plant in central China.   The blast happened in Dangyang city in central Hubei province when a high-pressure steam pipe exploded, the official Xinhua…

Wildfires kill 4 people in Portugal, 1,000 evacuated on Madeira

A general view of Sitio de Curral dos Romeiros during the wildfires at Funchal, Madeira island, Portugal, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/DUARTE SA Wildfires raging in Portugal killed at least four people and more than 1,000 people were evacuated on the…

Wildfires rage near Marseille, forcing evacuations & flight diversions

A picture taken near Vitrolles, southern France on August 10, 2016 shows a fire which has already devastated some 200 hectares. © Boris Horvat / AFP Several wildfires have affected areas near Marseille, with huge clouds of smoke covering the…