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2 US service members stop Islamist attacker

On a high-speed Thalys train passing through the Northern French city of Arras, when a French passenger attempted to enter the bathroom, he encountered the gunman and tried to overpower him. A gun was fired and one passenger was injured. The gunman was carrying a Kalashnikov rifle, an automatic pistol with ammunition clips, and a …

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More than 300 injured in Johannesburg train crash

Near Booysens station south of Johannesburg, a moving train collided with a stationary train on the same track at rush hour; one derailed. The cause of the accident is unknown. Spokeswoman Nana Radebe said 326 people were rushed to nearby hospitals, and that firefighters were still searching for passengers that could be trapped. Some were …

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