Nine killed in Vietnam as train and bus collide
Hanoi - At least nine people were killed and twenty were seriously injured after a train and a bus collided on the outskirts of Hanoi, police said Monday. Hanoi traffic police said the collision occurred Sunday at an intersection in Hanoi's Thuong Ti...
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Death toll rises to 104 after China coal mine blast
Beijing - The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China has risen to 104, with four workers still trapped underground, state media said on Monday. The explosion occurred early Saturday in the Xinxing mine in Hegang City, H...
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US envoy visits Taiwan to give briefing on Obama's China trip
Taipei - The top US official for Taiwanese relations arrived in Taipei late Sunday to brief authorities on US President Barack Obama's recent trip to China. Raymond F Burghardt, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (A...
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Pakistan armed forces kill five militants
Islamabad - The Pakistani armed forces said on Sunday that troops killed five more militants in their ongoing anti-Taliban offensive in the north-western tribal region near the Afghan border. Around 30,000 soldiers launched the operation, codenamed P...
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Bomb kills five Afghan border police
Kandahar - Five Afghan border police were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, a police commander said. The incident happened in Spin Boldak, a district in the volatile province of Kandahar bordering Pakistan, said General Abd...
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Gunmen abduct captain, two crewmen of Philippine tugboat
Manila - Unidentified gunmen abducted the captain and two crewmen of a tugboat in the southern Philippines, the coast guard said Sunday. The gunmen were aboard three pump boats when they approached the MT Marinero off Siocon town in Zamboanga del Nor...
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Diners eat out of toilet bowls at novelty restaurant chain
Hong Kong - In a year when the world's economy has gone down the pan, a restaurant chain where food is served up in mini toilets has proved a surprise hit in Hong Kong, a news report said Sunday. Diners with a taste for the bizarre have been flocking...
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Chinese soldiers accused of unfair tactics in Hong Kong race
Hong Kong - Chinese army soldiers were accused Sunday of gamesmanship and muscling their way to victory in a Hong Kong charity 100-kilometre race. Two People's Liberation Army teams Friday took part in the Oxfam Trailwalker charity race for first tim...
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Death toll climbs in fatal China coal mine blast
Beijing - The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China rose overnight to 87, with 21 workers still trapped, local media reported Sunday. The explosion occurred early Saturday in the Xinxing mine in Hegang City, Heilongjia...
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