It was the worst disaster in the history of ... seven kilometers before stopping at the town of al-Ayatt, 70 kilometers south of Cairo. The train had lacked air conditioning and the draught ...

Tempe, Greece – Greece has come to a standstill during a general strike marking the second anniversary of the country’s worst rail disaster ... of the train crash [John Psaropoulos/Al Jazeera ...

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