Italy train crash - A landslide has derailed a train in northern Italy killing at least six people and injuring 20 others. The crash happened where tracks cross a narrow gorge near the city of Merano, police say.  Read the story

Mourning Kaczynski - Russia and the European Union have declared Monday a day of mourning for the death of Polish President Kaczynski and 96 others in the plane crash near Smolensk. Poland is in a seven-day mourning period declared hours after the plane crash on Saturday.

Northern Ireland bomb - A car bomb exploded outside a British army base in Northern Ireland early Monday, injuring one person.The blast went off outside the Palace Barracks in the Belfast neighborhood of Holywood where Britain's MI5 intelligence service has its regional headquarters. Read the full story

UK election – Britain’s Queen will officially dissolve parliament and signal the start of official campaigning. The incumbent UK Labour party is launching its own manifesto today ahead of the election on May 6.

Spain earthquake - A strong earthquake struck near the Spanish city of Granada early Monday, but at a depth that made damage to the medieval Moorish capital unlikely, the U.S. Geological Survey says. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck at 12:08 a.m. local time.