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Published: October 25, 2009
Updated: 10/25/2009 01:10 am
At least 25 are killed, 55 hurt in train wreck
CAIRO -- A passenger train collided with the back of a second one just outside of Cairo yesterday, destroying several passenger cars and killing at least 25 people, a police official said.
At least 55 others were wounded in the wreck, which occurred in the Girzah district of 6th of October province, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
The train that caused the wreck was headed from Cairo to the city of Assuit; the one ahead of it was going from Giza province to the oasis town of Fayoum.
People urged to get away from toxic smoke from blast
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Thousands of people living on the outskirts of a burning fuel-storage site in Puerto Rico were urged to move yesterday to avoid toxic smoke still billowing from the fire.
More than 1,500 people were evacuated after Friday's earthshaking explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. in the suburb of Bayamon, just west of the capital of San Juan. Only a few people were slightly injured by the blast, which broke windows and tore doors off their hinges.
Iranian official says U.S. has likely made secret deal
BEIRUT -- The powerful speaker of Iran's Parliament derided yesterday a Western-backed proposal to transfer the bulk of the country's enriched-uranium stockpile abroad as a trick meant to rob Iran of its nuclear fuel.
"My guess is that the Americans have made a secret deal with certain countries to take (low)-enriched uranium away from us under the pretext of providing nuclear fuel," Ali Larijani said.
Quake 86 miles under sea causes panic in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia yesterday, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes, officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The quake had a magnitude of 7.0, but at a depth of 86 miles (138 kilometers) was too far below the earth's surface to cause a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Female Saudi journalist gets sentence of 60 lashes
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- A Saudi court sentenced a female journalist yesterday to 60 lashes after she had been charged with involvement in a TV show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex.
Rozanna al-Yami, 22, is believed to be the first Saudi woman journalist to be given such a punishment.
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