TOKYO -- One man has been confirmed dead and 33 people were injured after a train collided with a truck in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Thursday noon, causing sections of the train to derail.

According to rescue officials, the accident occurred around 11:40 a.m. as the train, possibly traveling at 120 kms per hour, hit the truck at a crossing on the Keikyu Line between Kanagawa-Shimmachi and Nakakido stations in Yokohama. (Japan-Train collision)

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KABUL -- Over a dozen people were killed and injured as a car bomb rocked Shash Darak area in the Police District 9 in Kabul city on Thursday, a police source said.

The blast took place at 10:10 a.m. local time, said the source who declined to be identified. He also added that the blast happened next to a police checkpoint where the office of National Directorate of Security, the U.S. embassy and the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission located. (Afghanistan-Car bomb)

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HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Thursday that the four actions she outlined a day ago were the detailed and comprehensive response to calls of the society and will help Hong Kong to move forward.

"My team and I hope very much that these four actions can help our society to move forward," she told a media session. "Let's look for solutions." (Hong Kong-Politics)

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SEOUL -- South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Thursday called for an early resumption of working-level talks between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States to settle lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Lee made the remarks at an opening ceremony of the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD), the eighth South Korea-hosted regional security forum that brought together military officials and experts from about 50 nations and five international organizations. (South Korea-DPRK-U.S.) Enditem

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