KazMunaiGas discovers new oilKazMunaiGas Exploration Production JCS has announced a new discovery in the Bashkirian tier’s sediments of the Carboniferous period in the Rozhkovskoye field.
Cat saves 4 y.o. boy from dog attackIn the U.S., a 4-year-old boy suffering from a mild form of autism was saved by his cat from a neighbor's labrador.
Brazil's WWII 'rubber soldiers' win compensationBrazil's congress adopted a law Wednesday to compensate workers who say they were never paid properly after being recruited to Amazon rubber plantations to help the Allies during World War II.
Four crew of S. Korean ferry charged with manslaughterThe captain and three other crew members of the ferry that sank off South Korea last month were indicted Thursday on charges of manslaughter through gross negligence, Yonhap news agency reported.
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One dead, 100 hurt in anti-China riot in VietnamAnti-China riots at a steel plant in Vietnam left one Chinese worker dead and 100 injured, officials said Thursday, as unrest triggered by an escalating territorial dispute spreads across the communist country.
British journalists shot and beaten in Syria kidnappingTwo British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the Times reported.
Museum takes painful look into 9/11 attacksOn the eve of the dedication of a museum commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks, Charles Wolf made no secret of his apprehension at a site he associates with the death of his wife Katherine.
Wildfires burn homes as California roastsThousands of people fled raging wildfires in roasting southern California on Wednesday as flames destroyed homes and triggered evacuations at a nuclear power plant, a military base and an amusement park.
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Attack on Thai protest camp leaves 2 dead, 24 woundedGrenade blasts and gunfire rocked an anti-government protest site in Thailand's capital Thursday, leaving two dead and 24 wounded as fears of wider political violence mounted in the crisis-hit kingdom.
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'Miracle baby' survives 11-story fall in USA 15-month-old US boy has survived an 11-story fall from a balcony at his parents' apartment in Minneapolis, Minnesota, local media reported.