At least 30 passengers have been killed after an express train derailed in southern pakistan. A Police Officer supervising the Rescue Operation said more than a hundred people had been injured in the incident. The Hazara Express came off the rails near nawabshah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. Its not immediately clear what caused the derailment. These are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. Emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages, with more rescue teams deployed to the scene. An emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. Our correspondent Tarhub Asghar is following developments from lahore. Well, a Rescue Operation is still going on. And according to the Chief Minister, he said that 30 people have been killed in this incident and 84 people are injured. And according to the officials, approximately 17 bodies
Hello. First to niger, where, in the last hour, a deadline for the militaryjunta to step down has passed. The leaders of nigers coup have hours to restore the ousted president , or face the possibility of military action. Thousands of people gathered in nigers capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. Despite International Condemnation of the soldiers actions, thousands of nigeriens continue to show support for the army hoping it can offer the country stability. Some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. And algeria , which Borders Niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. France says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore nigers elected president. Niger s Prime Minister was in paris on saturday meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the countrys embassy. He has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country. Marie roger biloa is a west Af
thank you very much. the executive director of international at the red cross. the defending champions at the women s football world cup, the united states, have crashed out of the tournament. they lost to sweden on penalities in melbourne. the last 16 match had finished without a score in regular and extra time, but ended five four after the shootout. meanwhile, the netherlands booked their place in the quarter finals with a 2 0 win over south africa in sydney. they set up a quarterfinal with spain who also made it through to the final 16 after thrashing switzerland 5 1. japan have also qualified beating norway 3 1. as you can see, much to the delight of fans who travelled to new zealand to watch the game. our correspondent shaimaa khalil describes the usa being knocked out as one of the most surprising of the world cup so far. the reigning champions who were going for a record third world cup are now out of the world
at the women s football world cup, the united states, have crashed out of the tournament. they lost to sweden on penalities in melbourne. the last 16 match had finished without a score in regular and extra time, but ended five four after the shootout. meanwhile, the netherlands booked their place in the quarter finals with a 2 0 win over south africa in sydney. they set up a quarterfinal with spain who also made it through to the final 16 after thrashing switzerland 5 1. japan have also qualified beating norway three one. as you can see , much to the delight of fans who travelled to new zealand to watch the game. our correspondent shaimaa khalil describes the usa being knocked out as one of the most surprising of the world cup so far. the reigning champions who were going for a record third world cup are now out of the world cup. the united states could not get into the quarterfinals, they were knocked out by sweden. i don t think you can over play