18 killed in Taiwan after train derails and flips over, 160 injured

Several carriages were overturned in the crash, which occurred in Yilan County near the coast on a line popular among tourists.

Withdrawal from nuclear arms deal 'dangerous step' for US: Russia

Trump confirmed that US will pull out of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty that it had signed with Russia.

More than 300 people were working inside mine at the time of incident. Most have been successfully lifted to safety while 22 remain stuck.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for blast, but Taliban said earlier it had carried out more than 300 attacks.

Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi confirmed another two explosions near polling centres.

Tens of thousands of Afghan forces fanned out across the country as voting began after a campaign marred by relentless violence.

Raziq, 39, who controlled province with an iron hand, was admired by many ordinary Afghans and hated by the Taliban in equal measure.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said everything started with the tragic events in schools in the US.

Many of those Afghans brave enough to defy the death threats hope to vote in a new generation of younger and better-educated leaders.

The test conducted on Monday at a discreet location in North China verified the launch, power and flight control systems.