A Munich-to-Prague express train ran through a stop signal and collided with a local commuter service in the Czech Republic on Wednesday and three people were killed including both train drivers, authorities said. Eight passengers were seriously injured and several were taken by helicopter to hospital from the crash site near the western Czech village of Milavce, according to the regional rescue service. Ten German passengers with lighter injuries were taken by ambulance to hospitals in Germany,

Two rounds of negotiations that lasted for hours ultimately led to nowhere as EU leaders failed to agree on a common response to the bloc's energy crisis.... Disagreement erupted over the cause of Europe's steep energy prices, which have hit record-highs since the summer....