Second Boeing incident raises questions about 787
A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 that was to fly to Tokyo was grounded in Boston Tuesday following a fuel spill, one day after another plane of the same type suffered a fire.
Fire breaks out at Australian nuclear facility
A fire broke out at a nuclear research reactor in Sydney Tuesday, but authorities said the blaze was brought under control and there appeared to be no damage to the reactors.
Australia bushfires rage in 'catastrophic' conditions
Bushfires raged across Australia's most populous state Tuesday, fanned by intense heat and high winds in "catastrophic" conditions which have forced hasty evacuations and are threatening homes.
Thousands flee wildfires in southern Australia
Thousands fled wildfires raging on the Australian island of Tasmania, destroying at least 80 properties and leaving unconfirmed reports of one man dying in the blaze.
Bangladesh arrests fire factory managers amid protests
Thousands of workers protested for a third day Wednesday after Bangladesh's worst garment factory fire as police arrested three managers over claims they stopped employees from leaving the burning plant.
Bangladesh hunts owner after factory inferno
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had launched a manhunt for a fugitive factory boss after 110 garment workers burned to death following claims by survivors that they were ordered not to flee the inferno.
Charitable concert in Almaty will help restore Mokhnatka mount
A movie featuring the Mokhnatka mount tragedy will be screened and more than twenty Kazakhstan singers will perform at the concert.
Effects of wildfire at Mokhnatka Mount can be cleared by 2014
Works to eliminate consequences of the wildfire at Mokhnatka Mount in Ile-Alatau National Park should be finished by 2014.
Wilfire damage made $3.5 million in 9 months in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry has calculated the damage caused by fires in 9 months of 2012.
750 hectares of steppes burnt in Almaty oblast
Steppes caught fire in Sarkand region of Almaty oblast.
40 hectares on fire in Almaty oblast mountains
Fire-fighters are eliminating a dry grass fire in the mountains of Sarkand region of Almaty oblast.
Almaty residents can donate for restoration of Mokhnatka mount
Kazakhstan residents will take part in the campaign to save and restore thfire-damaged Mokhnatka mount in Ile-Alatau national park in Medeu gorge near Almaty.
Damage from fire at Mokhnatka mount evaluated
The damage caused by fire at Mokhnatka mount in August 2012 is estimated at 338 million tenge ($2.3 million).
It took 4 days to quench forest-steppe fire in Pavlodar oblast
Fire-fighters spent 4 days quenching a forest-steppe fire in the beginning of September in Zhelezinskiy region of Pavlodar oblast.
Indian blaze death toll rises to 38
The death toll from a huge blaze at a fireworks factory in southern India rose to 38 on Thursday as police revealed that the plant's licence had been suspended only a day before the tragedy.
Fire quenched in Almaty oblast mountains
The fire covering the area of 120 hectares was quenched at 06:00 p.m. on September 3. No casualties were reported.
Fire from Issyk-Kul oblast spread to Kazakhstan mountains
Forest and dry grass was on fire in Issyk-Kul oblast of Kyrgyzstan and the fire spread to the territory of Kazakhstan.
100 hectares of dry wood burnt in Almaty oblast mountains
The wood caught fire in the morning of September 1. The fire covered the area of 100 hectares.
Foresters keep quenching smoldering trees on Mokhnatka mount
40 foresters continue quenching smoldering roots and trunks of trees on Mokhnatka mount in Ile-Alatau national park.
Two Tibetans self-immolate in China: groups
Two Tibetan men have died after setting fire to themselves in China, a US broadcaster and two overseas pressure groups said Tuesday, taking the number of such protests to more than 50 since 2009.
