A gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China has killed 28 people. China’s State Administration of Work Safety said Saturday that the cause of the late-Friday blast at the state-owned mine outside of Baishan city is under investigation. At least 13 people were rescued from the mine. Their injuries were not considered life threatening. China is the world’s biggest coal consumer, relying on the fossil fuel for 70 Read More ...
Five have been injured and 20,000 evacuated after a chemical plant in southwestern China blew up early Feb 25th, igniting a potentially toxic blaze that firefighters are continuing to battle. The plant, which was owned by local chemical company Bestchem, continued to burn into the afternoon hours, wrote Xinhua, while local environmental authorities monitored air quality. The cause of the blast remains unknown, wrote RT.com, although it’s suspected that some Read More ...
North Korea’s strictly unauthorized nuclear test has drawn sharp criticism from around the world, with even China joining the outcry against its ally. The US, North Korea’s so-called “arch enemy,” led the condemnation. In a statement, President Barack Obama called North Korea’s third successful nuclear test a “threat to US national security,” and hinted at action by the international community. Obama also called the underground explosion — registered by US Read More ...
President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney explain how they would bring jobs back to the U.S. from China.
Beijing, China: Paramilitary officers prepare to carry wreaths to the Monument to the People’s Heroes. Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
Two passenger ferries have collided off the coast of Hong Kong, leaving at least 37 people dead in one of the worst disasters to hit the city. Six crew members were arrested following the incident suspected of “endangering people’s lives at sea.” One of the boats was ferrying employees of The Hong Kong Electric Company and their families to watch the fireworks for China’s National Day celebrations when the collision Read More ...
The billion-dollar defense complex that keeps America safe and sound is yet again under attack, with an antiquated computer virus now apparently attacking the Pentagon’s drone aircraft fleet. Sykipot, a malicious piece of malware that has been around since at least 2006, was recently waged at the computer systems of US governmental department and defense contractors. Although Symantec, a world-wide leader in anti-virus protection calls the Trojan neither “sophisticated” nor Read More ...
Highlights of this day in history: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns; Imperial rule ends in China; Achille Lauro hijackers forced to land; Movie legend Orson Welles dies; Opera composer Giuseppe Verdi born; Actor Christopher Reeve dies.
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