Rescuers are trying to pull out trapped passengers from mangled cars.
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- A moving train rammed into a stopped train in eastern India early Monday, killing more than 50 people and injuring 100, police said.
Emergency crews were still at the scene more than eight hours after the crash, but there was no sign of more passengers trapped in the wreckage, said Humayun Kabir, police chief in the Birbhum district of West Bengal state.
Authorities are investigating what caused the moving train to rear-end a stationary train just before 2 a.m. Monday (4:30 p.m. ET Sunday) at the Sainthia station, Indian railway spokesman Anil Saxena said.
A relief train and emergency crews rushed to the scene, he said.
The impact detached at least three coaches of the stopped Vananchal Express, Saxena said.
One of them was pushed off the tracks and slammed into an overpass above the tracks, Kabir said. India's massive rail network is marred by a poor safety record.
At least 100 rail crashes occurred in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, according to rail officials.
Of the 115 train accidents authorities recorded in the 2008-2009 fiscal year, 80 were blamed on staff failures.
Boats on the surface are ready to resume collecting the oil
BBC.,19 July 2010Last updated at 02:35 GMT
The US government has ordered BP to submit a plan for reopening its capped well in the Gulf of Mexico amid concerns that oil may be seeping from the ocean floor near the well.
The US official in charge of cleaning up the oil spill, Thad Allen, said the plan would have to be implemented as soon as possible if this was confirmed.
Once the cap was released, oil would once again be funnelled to the surface.
However, BP says it will take three days to start this process.
During this time, oil would be released into the sea.
The well began leaking oil into the Gulf after BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on 20 April, killing 11 workers, and capsized two days later.
BP had hoped the cap could stay in place until relief wells stop the leak for good.
But with pressure readings from within the well lower than expected, scientists had raised concerns that oil could leaking into the surrounding undersea bedrock.
And in a letter to BP chief managing director Bob Dudley, Admiral Allen said: "Given the current observations... including the detected seep a distance from the well and undetermined anomalies at the well head, monitoring of the seabed is of paramount importance...
"I direct you to provide me a written procedure for opening the choke valve as quickly as possible without damaging the well should hydrocarbon seepage near the well head be confirmed."
The flow of oil from the well was shut off by the cap at 1425 local time (1925 GMT) on Thursday and testing has continued since then.
Work on both of the relief wells designed to close off the well permanently is currently suspended because of the testing. 'Worst disaster'
The Gulf of Mexico spill has been described as the worst environmental disaster the US has seen.
The subsequent spill has affected hundreds of miles of Gulf coastline since April, with serious economic damage to the region as tourists have avoided Gulf Coast beaches and fishing grounds have remained closed.
BP has put the costs of dealing with the disaster at over $3.5bn (£2.3bn).
It has already paid out more than $200m to 32,000 claimants. The company is evaluating a further 17,000 for payment and is seeking more information on 61,000 other claims.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet Mr Obama in Washington on Tuesday, and BP - formerly British Petroleum - is expected to be a key topic of discussion.
NEW CAP FOR LEAKING OIL WELL
In June, BP placed a cap, known as an LMRP cap, over the top of the Deepwater Horizon well so oil could be collected at the surface. However, this continued to leak oil and has now been replaced with a better fitting device.
Photographer captures moments giant waves break in Hawaii
A dedicated photographer has risked life and limb to capture pictures revealing the moment that some of the planet's biggest waves crash on Hawaii's giant breakers.
An 8ft wave on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, Photo: Clark Little / Barcroft
Telegraph co.uk.,: 8:48PM BST 18 Jul 2010
Despite the dangers of broken bones from being slammed into the sea bed, drowning or even being attacked by sharks, Clark Little has spent four years recording the power of surf.
He has compiled his favourite photos in a September 2010 to December 2011 calendar.
Included in the mix is "Good Morning" - the moment Mr Little spotted the rising sun perfectly cupped by a curling wave.
Spending thousands of hours in the pounding surf, with camera in hand,
Mr Little has also been able to uncover some secret patterns normally hidden from view. "Typhoon" shows the underside of a wave shot from the sea floor straight at the sky.
Mr Little, 41, said: "Depending on the size of the wave, I can get pummelled taking these pictures. Some bigger waves do not provide the space between the sand the wave for me to safely be in. In these cases I find this out too late since I am laying on the ocean floor. Together with my camera, I get pulled into the tube and go through a washing machine cycle."
Mr Little has captured over 50,000 images of waves in various forms and from differing angles as he ventures into the swell.
But he admited to having favourites.
"These sunset and sunrise pictures are some of the best that I have taken," he said. "Often for sunrises, I will swim out in the dark 15 minutes before the first hint of light and start taking pictures.
"Sunrise is my favourite time to shoot since the wind tends to be calm and nobody is around. It is very peaceful. Seeing colours fill in what used to be pitch black is an incredible feeling I never get tired of. It keeps me going to the beach in the pitch black day after day - year after year. I love it.
A pair of separate 5.1 earthquakes vibrated the Greek islands, striking Kos to the east and Alonissos to the west. Neither quake is reported to have caused any damage or injuries, but the tremors shook up travelers and locals alike.
Greece is seismically active, partly due to the volcanic underpinnings of some of the Greek islands like Santorini, Milos, and Nyssiros near Kos, but good building codes generally keep shakers from having the devastating effects they may have in other areas.( Note: i.e.in Turkey and the rest of West and Central Asia)
