7 killed, 80 injured in Morocco train derailment Moroccan police investigate the site of a train derailment* in Bouknadel, Morocco, on October 16. At least seven people died and nearly 80 were injured after the shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed on October 16, authorities at the accident site said.SD-Agencies Saudi account meets growing skepticism Saudi Arabia faced a growing chorus of incredulity* on Sunday over its belated explanation of how critic Jamal Khashoggi died inside its Istanbul consulate, as world powers demanded answers and the whereabouts* of his body. After a fortnight of denials, Saudi authorities admitted on Saturday that the Washington Post columnist was killed after entering the consulate on October 2, a disappearance that sparked outrage and plunged the Gulf kingdom into a spiralling international crisis. Thousands of migrants take shelter in Mexico Thousands of Central American migrants traveling together to enter the United States have hunkered* down in shelters in a southern Mexico city along its border with Guatemala, according to local officials. The migrants pose a tough challenge to the Mexican Government’s pledge to stop the illegal travelers’ plans to press ahead to the U.S. border. More than 5,100 migrants have been registered in three shelters in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Hidalgo, while another 2,000 camped out for the night in the town’s central square. Rebels kill two health agents fighting Ebola It is a dark day for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed two medical agents with the Congolese army, Congo’s health minister announced on Saturday. This appears to be the first time health workers have been killed by rebels in this outbreak, which is taking place in what has been compared to a war zone. Mai Mai rebels surged from the forest and opened fire on the unarmed agents with the army’s rapid intervention medical unit at an entrance to Butembo city, the health ministry said. Brazil’s Temer charged with corruption Brazil’s federal police filed new charges against President Michel Temer on October 16, recommending he be put on trial for corruption, money laundering and criminal association for allegedly taking bribes to favor port management companies. The investigation report was filed to the country’s top court. The report signed by investigator Cleyber Malta Lopes also argues that Temer’s assets should be frozen. The charges also involve one of the president’s daughters, Maristela Temer, and two of his close aides. PM apologizes to Australian child sex abuse victims Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a formal apology yesterday to victims of child sex abuse, saying the nation must acknowledge their long, painful journey and say sorry. His emotional speech delivered in parliament before hundreds of survivors followed the conclusions of a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the nations’ highest level of inquiry. (SD-Agencies) | 