Myanmar probes deadly plane crash-landing
Myanmar was on Wednesday investigating the cause of an air accident that left two people dead and 11 injured when a passenger jet packed with foreign tourists crash-landed and caught fire.
27 December 2012
China suspends officials after 11 kids die in road wreck
A city in east China suspended 12 officials Wednesday, including a vice mayor, policemen and education administrators, after 11 children were killed in a road wreck involving an overloaded vehicle.
27 December 2012
Thousands flee Malaysia floods
Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia forced almost 14,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres.
Sudan jails 4 for life for killing Chinese: media Four Sudanese have been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Chinese worker in oil-producing South Kordofan, state-linked media reported on Monday.
Blast in Temirtau injures fourFour people, including a manager of TemirGas were injured in a blast at the territory of the gas company.
25 December 2012
Two US firefighters shot dead in arson 'trap' A convicted felon shot dead two firefighters and wounded two others Monday after luring them to a blaze that police said he had apparently set as a trap in a small town in New York state.
25 December 2012
Surge in Pakistan violence raises fears for elections A surge of violence in northwest Pakistan culminating in the assassination of a senior provincial minister has raised fears of a renewed Taliban campaign that could threaten national elections.