The death toll in Sunday’s train accident in India has risen to 147 with reports saying the number could rise as many of the injured were still in critical conditions.
Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has said that he has "great confidence" in the President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump, adding that he believes that both countries can build a relationship of trust.
The mayor of a town in the US state of West Virginia has resigned after she was caught up in a controversy over racist comments about First Lady Michelle Obama.
Russia's main anti-corruption body, the Investigative Committee, SK, has accused the country’s Economy Minister, Alexei Ulyukayev, of taking a $2 million bribe in order to endorse a state takeover.
