FACTBOX: What we know about passenger train derailment in Russia’s Ulyanovsk Region

According to available information, the eight-car train was carrying 415 passengers

Civilians killed in Burundi military camp blasts (VIDEO)

At least 13 people were killed and 57 injured after a fire and explosions at a Burundi military camp, with the authorities saying the blaze was not an attack

Ford and Toyota issue major South African car recall

Ford and Toyota have recalled more than 500 vehicles in South Africa after defects were found in Ranger, Wildtrak, Puma, and Hino 700 models

Four children killed in Uganda kindergarten knife attack

A knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, on Thursday, killing four children, the authorities reported

Russia begins first clinical trial of new cancer vaccine for melanoma

Russia has started clinical use of a personalized cancer vaccine for a melanoma patient, with early results expected in three months

Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes north of Tokyo

No tsunami threat has been reported