Some 200 people were aboard the Eurocity train when the accident took place shortly after 5pm (1am AEST) near the town of Nove Zamky, police and the Slovak railway company ZSSK said.
Actor Ian McKellen is expected to make a full recovery after he toppled off a London stage on Monday during a fight scene and was hospitalised, a spokesperson said.
Two mates are tonight thankful they're alive after making an incredible dash from danger by jumping out of the way of a truck driving straight towards them.
Five military horses bolted during routine exercises near King Charles III's main residence, injuring at least four people and colliding with vehicles.
A US Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three mariners stranded on a tiny Pacific Ocean islet for more than a week after the trio spelled out "HELP" using palm fronds laid on a white-sand beach.