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Train crash claims four in Indonesia

(AP): One train slammed into another at a station outside Indonesia's capital on Monday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and leaving several trapped in a badly damaged car, officials said.

Some 38 passengers were taken to hospitals for treatment, state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia said in a statement. The Argo Bromo Anggrek long-distance train crashed into the rear car of a commuter train that was stopped at Bekasi Timur Station. The car had been designated for women only, a common accommodation to help avoid harassment. Rescue teams worked to reach five passengers trapped in the damaged commuter train car. All 240 passengers on the Argo Bromo Anggrek train were safe, the officials said. Police were investigating the cause of the accident, Jakarta Police Chief Asep Edi Suheri told reporters at the scene.

The state-owned railway company apologised to customers.

Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump

(AP): The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

Federal authorities suggested that the attack that disrupted one of Washington's glitziest events had been planned for at least several weeks. Cole Tomas Allen appeared in court to face federal charges after the chaotic encounter on Saturday that resulted in shots being fired, Trump being hurried off the stage unharmed, and guests ducking for cover underneath their tables. Allen was ordered to remain jailed pending additional court hearings, and faces up to life in prison if convicted of the assassination count alone.

An FBI affidavit filed in the case reveals additional details about the planning behind the assault, with authorities alleging that Allen on April 6 reserved a room for himself at the Washington hotel where the event would be held weeks later under its typical tight security. He travelled by train cross-country from California last week, checking himself into the Washington Hilton one day before the dinner with a room reserved through the weekend.

AI used to reconstruct dead man's face

(AP): Archaeologists and researchers at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii have used artificial intelligence for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius that smothered the city.

The method offers a new way to understand one of history's most famous natural disasters. The digital portrait represents a man whose remains, along with those of another person, were discovered as they attempted to flee the city toward the coast of what is now Italy during the volcanic eruption. Researchers believe the man died early in the disaster, during a heavy fall of volcanic debris.

The reconstruction was developed by the Pompeii Archaeological Park, which announced on its website that it was done in collaboration with the University of Padua and based on archaeological survey data from excavations near the Porta Stabia necropolis, just outside the walls of the ancient city.

Gunmen abduct pupils from orphanage

(AP): Gunmen raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 pupils, authorities said on Monday, with 15 of them being rescued since.

The attack took place in an "isolated area" of Lokoja, capital of Kogi State, according to a statement by the state's commissioner, Kingsley Femi Fanwo. The facility, Dahallukitab Group of Schools, was operating illegally, he said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The region has seen an increase in kidnappings for ransom. The statement did not say how old the abducted children are, but the term "pupil" in Nigeria usually refers to someone in kindergarten or primary school, covering ages up to 12.

"Intensive operations are ongoing to secure the safe return of the remaining eight victims and apprehend the perpetrators," Fanwo said. Students' kidnappings have come to define the insecurity in Africa's most populous nation. Analysts say armed gangs see schools and students as "strategic" targets to draw attention.

Nigeria is battling a complex security crisis, especially in the north, where an insurgency has simmered for more than a decade.