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Two dead, 70 injured in Amtrak collision Bryan Llenas has the latest details.

Amtrak train collides with freight train in South Carolina SCMED Public Information Officer Derrec Becker has the latest information on the crash.

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Tokyo court on Wednesday ordered Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) to pay around 1.1 billion yen ($10 million) to a group of Fukushima residents, local media reported, nearly seven years after the company's reactor meltdowns in northeastern Japan. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Bg6TYr

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Israeli guard kills Palestinian after West Bank stabbing The Israeli military says a security guard has shot dead a Palestinian attacker after he stabbed another guard at a West Bank settlement.

Kenya deports opposition politician who attended oath event Lawyers and human rights officials say a Kenyan politician who had been arrested for witnessing the "inauguration" of opposition leader Raila Odinga has been deported.

Pakistan arrests 2 suspects in murder of 4-year-old girl Police in Pakistan say they have arrested two teenagers suspected in the murder of a four-year-old girl last month, which set off protests across the country.

Syria: Air defenses respond to Israeli strike near capital Syria's official news agency says the military has responded to "a new Israeli aggression" near the capital.

The Latest: 9 Japanese among the injured in Taiwan quake The Latest on a strong earthquake that struck Taiwan (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Japan's Foreign Ministry says nine Japanese are among the more than 200 people who were injured in a strong earthquake that struck near Taiwan's east coast and killed four people.

German coalition talks dragging on after all-night session Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Germany's main center-left party are still haggling over a deal to form a new coalition government after negotiations that lasted through the night.

UN rights chief: Intolerance making inroads in Indonesia The U.N. human rights chief says "strains of intolerance" once thought alien to Indonesia are making inroads in the world's most populous Muslim nation and warned the government against criminalizing its LGBT citizens.

Rescue efforts continue after Taiwan quake kills 4 A rescue worker says a crew is trying to free two people from a hotel whose ground floor caved after a strong earthquake hit near Taiwan's eastern coast.

Venezuela talks hang by thread as presidential vote looms Negotiations between Venezuela's government and opposition are hanging by a thread after they failed to reach an agreement to hold presidential elections.

2 Afghan generals fired, to stand trial over academy assault An Afghan official says two generals and five other army officers have been fired and charged with negligence in connection with last week's deadly assault on a military academy in which 11 soldiers were killed.

Women working in supermarkets demand equal treatment with higher paid men working in warehouses. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EkST1v

The influential Kim Yo-jong will attend the opening of the Winter Olympics, officials say. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nLFVzo

The world's most powerful rocket successfully lifts clear of its pad on historic maiden flight. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EmCWHV

The restriction, revealed in a draft EU document, would apply during the post-Brexit transition. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BZhPXb

A Scandinavian deposit-based system for recycling bottles is thought likely to be adopted in the UK. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EIeI8J

Rescuers are pulling out people trapped inside a partially collapsed quake-hit building in Taiwan. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nRJgNc

The president was reportedly so impressed by a ceremony in France he wants one for the US. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2E7A5DD

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TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday Washington stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Japan and other allies as it seeks to achieve the goal of denuclearizing North Korea. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2nIjI63

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's 28-year-old sister will make her debut on the world stage when she visits South Korea to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on Friday, Seoul's Unification Ministry said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BefpHb

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will tell U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson the two countries must repair damaged mutual trust, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, following a series of disagreements, especially over the Syria crisis. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2EOqCyd

HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their hands as they searched for about 60 people missing after a strong earthquake killed at least four near the popular Taiwanese tourist city of Hualien overnight. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2nOV8Qo

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes struck a Syrian military position in a rural area near Damascus on Wednesday, triggering Syria's air defense system which destroyed most of the missiles, a Syrian army statement carried by state television said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2nQ4n2K

SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) - A start-up incubator on the outskirts of Shanghai is laying out sweeteners for budding entrepreneurs: Free office space, subsidized housing rent, tax breaks and in some cases, cash of up to 200,000 yuan ($31,211.47). from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2scA8Z7

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) negotiated through the night into Wednesday in a marathon final push to nail down a new coalition agreement. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2E9PZgz

MANILA (Reuters) - A court in the Philippines ordered the arrest on Wednesday of three policemen for the high-profile August 2017 killing of a teenager, the first murder case in a brutal war on drugs that has killed thousands of Filipinos. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BJNShX