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A veteran Chinese human rights campaigner who challenged the government on the faulty construction of school buildings that collapsed in last year's Sichuan earthquake was sentenced Monday to three years in prison on a charge...
Marisa Schultz / The Detroit News Detroit -- Detroit Public Schools filed suit Monday in Wayne Circuit Court against witnesses who school officials say refuse to testify in investigative hearings on how $1.5 billion in bond...
MANILA, Philippines — Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers Monday, killing at least 21 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region notorious for...
By Cara Anna The Associated Press Aly Song / Reuters Mineworkers prepare to enter the Xinxing coal mine near the gas explosion site in Hegang on Monday. HEGANG, China — Grieving miners’ families demanded answers Monday from...
An injured coal miner from a gas explosion with his relative while he receives medical treatment at a hospital in Hegang, Heilongjiang province, China, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The death toll two days later was up to 104, with...
Blast kills 92 miners in China Mirror.co.uk A total of 92 miners were killed and 16 remained trapped last night after an explosion at a Chinese colliery. Officials said a gas leak caused a huge blast which collapsed tunnels...
Death toll in Indonesian ferry accident rises to 27 India Business Blog (blog) by DPA on November 23, 2009 Jakarta, Nov 22 (DPA) At least four people were killed when a ferry carrying 240 people sank in bad weather off the...
Attacks Kill 4 US Personnel In Afghanistan; Miners' Families Want Answers In China NPR -- The Associated Press -- Four US Military Personnel Killed In Afgahnistan: In the past 24 hours four US service members died in...
The vampire romance “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday. The No. 1 domestic debut for “New Moon”...
Background No-reflow phenomenon during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a predictive factor of continuous myocardial ischemia, ventricular remodeling and cardiac dysfunction,...
