A cargo train has derailed and crashed in the southern Mexican state of Tabasco. The crash occurred in a remote region accessible only by air or boat. At least five people have been killed and more than 30 injured. Rocksan Eskbarley reports. "Emergency services in Mexico said the number of confirmed dead was likely to rise, and the Red Cross said soldiers and rescue workers were trying to get to the site of the crash to help the survivors. The train known as 'La Bestia' or 'the beast' runs from Mexico southern border with Guatemala is for the United States in the north, while its cargo train is famous for carrying hundreds of would be migrants from Central America who cling to its sides and right on the roof as they try to reach the United States."
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A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens of others. Officials said several bombs went off in the capital in the afternoon. North of Baghdad, two bombs exploded at a Shia wedding in the town of Baquba. Other attacks hit targets in several other provinces with gunmen killing five soldiers travelling to Mosul.
The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has warned the US and Britain to lift sanctions against his country or face retaliation. He said the time would come for Zimbabwe to use, what he called, 'tit-for-tat' measures. Brian Hungwe reports. "President Robert Mugabe is starting another five-year-his term with new threats. He says Westerns imposed sanctions are hitting the economy, he insists that the sanctions should go, or else, will take measures against foreign owned companies operating in the country. His threats against foreign owned companies may rattle the markets. Most companies on the Zimbabwe stock exchange are foreign owned. Analysts warned that Monday the Stock Market may react negatively to President Robert Mugabe's statements."