Sinopec to pay compensation over pipeline blastChinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec will pay compensation over a November pipeline explosion at its facility in the city of Qingdao that killed dozens of people and caused losses of more than $100 million.
14 January 2014
Probe 'blames Sinopec, city for deadly China pipeline blast'An official inquiry blames China's state-owned oil giant Sinopec and local authorities in the city of Qingdao for a November pipeline explosion that killed 62 people, state media reported Thursday.
10 January 2014
China coal mine accidents kill 1,049 in 2013: govtAccidents in Chinese coal mines killed 1,049 people last year, down 24 percent from 2012, authorities said, reflecting both risks and improvements in the country's thriving and often under-regulated sector.
06 January 2014
Giant yellow duck explodes in Taiwan...againA giant yellow duck on display in a northern Taiwan port exploded Tuesday, just hours before it was expected to attract a big crowd to count down the new year.
01 January 2014
Putin to keep within the law in terror hunt: UNRussian President Vladimir Putin vowed Monday to stay within international law in the hunt for the perpetrators of two bomb attacks in the city of Volgograd, the United Nations said.
31 December 2013
Evacuation in North Dakota town after fiery oil-train explosionA freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in the US state of North Dakota Monday, sending a massive plume of toxic smoke skyward and forcing the evacuation of part of a small town, US media reported.
31 December 2013
Nursultan Nazarbayev condolences RussiaPresident of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent his condolences to Russian President Putin over the terrorist attacks in Volgograd.
30 December 2013
Twin Russia blasts expose Olympic security threatSuccessive-day bombings on a railway station and trolleybus in Russia's heartland expose the challenge President Vladimir Putin faces in ensuring a safe Olympics on the edge of the violence-plagued North Caucasus.
Explosion during Paris musical rehearsal injures at least 15Around 15 people were injured on Friday, five of them seriously, in an accidental explosion during rehearsals for a Paris musical, just hours before the show was due to start, police sources and an employee said.
09 November 2013
'Female suicide bomber' kills five on bus in RussiaA suspected female suicide bomber set off a blast on a bus packed with students in southern Russia, killing at least five people and raising security fears.
Clashes as Iran exiles claim dozens dead in Iraq raidClashes and explosions were reported in a camp housing Iranian exiles, with the group claiming Iraqi troops killed more than 50 of their members, charges officials steadfastly denied.