In Northern Ireland, the largest protests and riots in the area since the end of The Troubles in 1998 began in late March. Large gatherings and violent acts had occurred nearly every night up to press time, with nearly 100 police officers injured and multiple cars and buildings damaged by petrol bombs.

While protesters have been aligned with both pro-English (Loyalist) and pro-Ireland (Nationalist) interests, most of the violence has been blamed on Loyalist groups who are unhappy with...

On April 2, a passenger train carrying nearly 500 people from Taipei to Taitung, Taiwan, collided with a maintenance truck that had rolled down an embankment and onto the tracks, causing it to derail. Forty-nine people were killed and more than 200, wounded. The train was capable of traveling at about 90 miles per hour, but it was not reported how fast the train was traveling at the time of the accident.

The truck driver and maintenance crew all were charged with criminal negligence...

La Soufrière, a volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, the largest island in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, erupted in a large explosion on April 9, sending an ash cloud 6½ miles into the air. Further explosive events have occurred, and the volcano continued to erupt ash at press time.

On St. Vincent, more than 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes. A thick layer of ash damaged buildings and crops and has caused shortages of clean drinking water. Nearby...