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23 dead, 90 trapped after China coal mine explosion - 2nd Update
Beijing - A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China killed at least 23 workers, and trapped 90 early Saturday, media reports said. Some 528 miners were working when the explosion occurred at 2:30 am in a mine in Hegang City, Heilongjiang ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Four Pakistan soldiers killed in Taliban rocket attack
Islamabad - Four Pakistani soldiers were killed in a Taliban rocket attack on their camp in troubled north-western borderlands, while forces killed six militants in the retaliatory fire, officials said on Saturday. The militants targeted army with ar...

[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Seven people injured in grenade attack in central Philippine city
Manila - Seven people were injured Saturday in a grenade explosion on a southern Philippine city, a provincial police chief said. The explosion occurred before dawn in front of a construction supply store in Iloilo City, 490 kilometres south of Manil...

[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Singapore celebrity monk sentenced to 10 months in jail for fraud
Singapore - A Singapore court on Saturday sentenced a celebrity Buddhist monk who ran one of the city-state's most popular charities to 10 months in jail for fraud, a media report said. Shi Ming Yi, 47, and his former personal assistant Raymond Yeung...

[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

15 dead, 114 trapped after China coal mine explosion - Update
Beijing - A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China killed 15 workers, and trapped 114 others early Saturday, local media reported. More than 500 miners were working when the explosion occurred at 2:30 am in a mine in Hegang City, Heilong...

[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Gas explosion traps 139 coal miners in north-east China
Beijing - A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-east China trapped 139 workers early Saturday, local media reported. More than 500 miners were working when the explosion occurred at 2:30 am in a mine in Hegang City, Heilongjiang province, the state...

[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

US drone strike, Pakistani troops kill 21 militants - Summary
Islamabad - A suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's north-western tribal region on Friday killed at least eight militants, while 13 more died in clashes with Pakistani troops, officials said. The US airstrike took place in the Machik...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Suicide bombing, roadside blasts kill 16 people in Afghanistan
Kabul - A suicide attack in western Afghanistan killed 10 civilians and three policemen on Friday, while three other civilians were killed in a roadside blast in the country's eastern region, officials said. A bomber riding an explosive-laden motorbi...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

China considers combat troops for UN peacekeeping, official says
Beijing - China is considering the deployment of its first combat troops as part of a growing role in United Nations peacekeeping operations, a UN official said on Friday. I understand that they are considering sending combat troops but no decision ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Survey: Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president
Taipei - A majority of Taiwan residents have more trust in US President Barack Obama than in their own president or Chinese President Hu Jintao, an opinion poll showed on Friday. The telephone survey of 1,004 adults by the Global View monthly magazin...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

 

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