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Added on the 07/11/2015 03:03:11 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
With German train drivers on strike, services across the capital Berlin remain disrupted and intermittent, with cancellations and reduced services seen across both local and regional train journeys. Disruption is expected across the country as a result of the train drivers' union's latest salvo in an escalating dispute over working conditions. It is their second walkout in weeks -- in mid-November, train drivers staged a 20-hour strike that led to the cancellation of some 80 percent of long-distance trains nationwide. IMAGES
Rescue and police are on site after several people were wounded in a knife attack on a high-speed train in Germany's Bavaria, local police said, adding that the alleged perpetrator had been arrested. The suspect's motive for the attack on the 300-passenger train bound from Regensburg to Hamburg is not yet clear. IMAGES
An express train travelling at around 120 kilometres per hour smashed into a truck at a crossing south of Tokyo, sparking a blaze and killing one person with around 30 others injured. IMAGES
At least three people were killed and 10 seriously injured after a packed Italian commuter train derailed Thursday near the northern city of Milan. IMAGES
14 people have died and 180 are injured after a passenger train smashed into a truck at a level crossing in South Africa throwing several carriages off the rails. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.