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Six die in restaurant fire

National
2009-11-19

SIX people were killed and three injured early today after a restaurant went on fire in eastern Shandong Province's Qingyun county, local authorities said. Fire fighters rescued seven people, three of whom suffered...

13 victims in China fireworks blast identified as left-behind kids

National
2009-11-15

THIRTEEN victims, including two dead and 11 injured, in a blast in an illegal fireworks workshop in south China, have been identified as left-behind children, local work safety authorities said yesterday. "Left-behind...

Christmas film tops box office

World
2009-11-10

IF it's the second weekend in November, it must be Christmas in Hollywood. Walt Disney Co's high-tech adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" topped the North American box office on Sunday with lower-than-expected...

Big names from Hollywood on Obama's arts committee

World
2009-11-3

"SEX and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and agent Bryan Lourd were among big Hollywood names named yesterday as members of US President Barack Obama's Committee on Arts and the Humanities....

4 killed in Xinjiang house fire

National
2009-10-27

FOUR people died when their self-built house caught fire at 2:50 am today in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local police said. The four people included three males and one...

Five held over Hollywood thefts

World
2009-10-25

FIVE people have been arrested on suspicion of burglarizing homes in the Hollywood Hills belonging to the rich and famous, Los Angeles police said. Officers recovered items that "well-known celebrities" had reported...

38 killed in fire at Kazakh drug treatment center

World
2009-9-13

A FIRE at a drug treatment center in southern Kazakhstan killed 38 people early today, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. Rescuers evacuated 40 people from the building in the southern town of Taldykorgan,...

Hollywood stars make premiere on Broadway

World
2009-9-12

JAMES Bond and Wolverine have hit Broadway. Actors Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman gave their first performance in New York on Thursday night in the play "A Steady Rain." In it, Craig and Jackman play Chicago police...

Fireworks spectaculars celebrate National Day

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-9-3

FIREWORKS displays will be held in parks across the city on the eve of National Day on October 1. Sites for spectators include Century Park in Pudong New Area, Happy Valley and Fangta Garden in Songjiang District,...

Last of LA wildfire evacuees return

World
2009-9-3

FIREFIGHTERS, helped again by favorable weather, made new gains yesterday against the wildfire raging through mountains near Los Angeles as evacuation orders were lifted for the last of those forced to flee earlier....