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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...

Police shoot kidnapper dead

National
2009-11-17

A KIDNAPPER was shot dead by police this morning who rescued four hostages after 24 hours of captivity in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, a Hangzhou-based Website reported today. All the victims were reportedly...

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...

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...

3 Wenzhou officials on trial over house sales

National
2009-10-16

THREE officials are on trial in east China's Zhejiang Province for illegally selling apartments to government officials cheaply, resulting in the province losing more than 10 million yuan (US$1.46 million), China...

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,...

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....

California faces troubling wildfire season

World
2009-9-2

FIREFIGHTERS reported progress yesterday against a gigantic blaze on the edge of Los Angeles that might be just a preview of even greater dangers ahead. The peak Southern California fire season hasn't even started...

Firefighters make stand against California fire

World
2009-9-2

FIREFIGHTERS took advantage of a turn in the weather yesterday to make a stand against the enormous wildfire burning above Los Angeles, saying they now hoped to drive the flames away from historic Mount Wilson. ...