Almost 20 killed as two passenger trains collide
KARACHI, Pakistan -- A passenger train crashed into the back end of another in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 50, officials said.The collision happened in the early morning hours when a train was parked along the rail lines at a small stopover platform on the city’s outskirts, said Nasir Nazeer, an official at the Karachi railway.The driver of the second train, which rammed into the first, likely ignored the rail traffic signal and ..>> view originalBritish court delivers blow to EU exit plan, insists Parliament has a say
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Thursday, November 10, 2016
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