ASIA: Hundreds of Maoist rebels on Monday seized a passenger train in eastern India with around 200 people on board, police said. A Maoist rebel on the train pulled the emergency cord, forcing the train to stop in a densely forested area in Latehar district, 100 miles west of Ranchi, the state capital of Jharkhand state. “It is not known whether the passengers are safe or have been robbed,” said senior police officer Subodh Kumar in Latehar district. Full Story