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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-- Officials say a packed train has slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters.
It is Argentina's worst train accident in decades.Federal Police Commissioner Nestor Rodriguez says Wednesday's dead include 48 adults and one child.It's Argentina's highest death toll from a train accident since 1970, when 200 were killed in a train collision."There are people still trapped, people alive, and there may have been fatalities. We don't know if there are dead people" in the wreckage, J.P. Schiavi told reporters at the station.The commuter train came in too fast and hit the barrier at the end of the platform at about 12 mph, smashing the front of the engine and crunching the leading cars behind it, Schiavi said. One car penetrated nearly 20 feet into the next, he said.Most damaged was the first car, where passengers make space for bicycles. Survivors told the TeleNoticias channel that m...Real Madrid was left stunned in Moscow as 1 draw in Champions League play on Tuesday.Cristiano Ronaldo thought he had given Madrid a one-goal advantage for the retur...
Top-seeded former champion Jo-Wilfried round winner Wednesday at the Open 13 tennis event.The 2009 Marseille titlist trounced fellow Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-2...
Nikolay Davydenko had nine aces and didn't face a break point in a 6-1, 7-5 victory Tuesday over Andreas Beck of Germany to reach the second round of the Open 13.Dav...
Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez month absence.Tevez was involved in a dispute with coach Roberto Mancini after the Argentina striker refused to warm up in a Cha...
Kei Nishikori and Stanislas Wawrinka both advanced into the second round at the Copa Claro tennis event on Monday.Japan's Nishikori, the tournament's fourth seed, co...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona has promised to run naked through the center of Buenos Aires if Argentina wins the World Cup.The Argentina coach made t...
Gilles Simon of France was among a trio of seeded players who cruised into the second round of the Copa Claro clay-court event on Tuesday.The third-seeded Simon defe...
Top seed Roger Federer earned his 1, 6-4 win over Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday's final at the ABN AMRO World tournament.The Swiss world No. 3 earned thr...
Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis reached his second career ATP quarterfinals when he upset third-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-2, 7-5 in the VTR Open on Th...
Moments before Iran's president began his speech about claimed nuclear advances, Iranian state TV made sure the secondary message also was clear: showing framed phot...
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Tokyo and Doha submitted bids Monday to host the 2020 Olympics, delivering their files to the IOC two days before the deadline.Delegations from both cities turned in...
Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain defeated Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa Claro clay-court tournament.Japan's 2...
No. 2 Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat Potito Starace of Italy 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), at Copa Claro clay-court event on Tuesday.Gilles Simon of France defeated Rui Machado ...
Top seed and world No. 5 David Ferrer easily dispatched Argentina native Facundo Bagnis on Wednesday at the Copa Claro tennis event.Ferrer, who was the runner-up at ...
Fresh off his title in Sao round victory at the Copa Claro tennis event.The second-seeded Almagro fought back to beat Italian Potito Starace 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in 2...
Fresh off his title in Sao round victory at the Copa Claro tennis event.The second-seeded Almagro fought back to beat Italian Potito Starace 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in 2...
Manchester City steam rolled over Porto 0 victory against the Portuguese side to advance to the Round of 16 of the Europa League.Four different players got on the sc...
Chelsea's Champions League aspirations took a 1 loss to Napoli in the first leg at the Stadio San Paolo.The Blues opened the scoring through Juan Mata in the 27th mi...
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