Russia Bombs Children Hospital in Mariupol

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INTERNATIONAL: Ukraine has accused Russia anew on Wednesday, March 9, of bombing a children's hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol during a supposed ceasefire to enable some of the hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in the city to escape.

Russia had said it would hold fire to let civilians flee Mariupol and other besieged cities on Wednesday. But the city council have claimed the hospital had been hit several times.

President Volodymr Zelenskiy has called it an "atrocity".

"Direct strike of Russian troops at the maternity hospital. People, children are under the wreckage," Zelenskiy has said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, has said: "Russian forces do not fire on civilian targets."

A footage shot by Ukraine military of what appeared to be the badly damaged building of a children's and maternity hospital hasshowed wreckage of a three-storey building with holes instead of windows and broken facades. Piles of rubble and burnt out cars were seen smouldering outside and wounded people were carried from the scene of destruction.

The Donetsk region's governor has claimed 17 people were wounded, including women in labour.

Russia has denied targeting civilians in what it calls a "special operation" in Ukraine.

Both sides have accused each other of violating ceasefires that would allow civilians to evacuate Mariupol, which Russian forces have kept under siege for more than a week.

Passenger Train Derails in Argentina Injuring At Least 21

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An intercity train in Argentina has derailed near the eastern town of Olavarría, injuring at least 21 people, on Wednesday.

An image of the passenger train with many carriages is seen off the rails, some have turned over on their sides, in the middle of fields in a rural area of the South American country.

"At the moment, 21 passengers have received treatment at the hospital," Olavarría mayor Ezequiel Galli has reported, adding that five were children who had now been discharged and that a 40-year-old passenger had suffered a cranial injury.

The mayor has also said all those hurt had minor injuries and were being taken care of.

"I was half asleep, we were all asleep. It felt as if we were sliding," an unidentified passenger has recalled what happened, after the incident.

Trenes Argentinos, the state-owned company that operates the country's train network, has confirmed the accident in a statement, saying the causes were not yet known and were still under investigation.

The 333 train connects the capital city of Buenos Aires with the port city of Bahía Blanca.

Demonstrators March in Paris to End Violence Against Women

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Several thousands have turned out on the International Women's Day on Tuesday, for a Paris march to demand the end of violence against women and social inequalities.

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make this fight for women's rights a priority for his term. But feminist organisations accuse him and hid government of largely ignoring issues of gender-based violence.

Feminist collective #NousToutes estimates 665 women were killed in France by their partners or former partner throughout Macron's term.

Protesters in the Paris march have agreed a lot remained to be done.

"Once again we're present but what we need is actions at the top. I think of French President Emmanuel Macron and what he promised, but where is he now?," protester Judith Albouy Soler has said.