Topic: China

China bus blaze 'kills 41'

A fire on an overcrowded bus carrying flammable materials killed 41 passengers in central China on Friday, state television reported, in one of the country's worst road accidents this year.The double-decker bus was taking people to southern Hunan province when it caught ...

More than 40 injured in China bank blast

More than 40 people were injured on Friday when a disgruntled former employee set off a petrol bomb at a bank in a Tibetan-inhabited region of northwest China, authorities said.The attack started a fire at the Agriculture Credit Cooperative in Huazangsi, Gansu ...

Untied shoe blamed for China stampede

A stampede in a China primary school that left 41 children hospitalised was triggered when a young girl stopped to tie her shoe as students rushed out to a playground, state media said Wednesday.The accident occurred in the small city of Aksu ...

Fires and Explosions

A fire that swept through a steam bath claimed the lives of 24 persons; 15 persons were treated for smoke inhalation. Mid-February, Yuanshi (Yuan-shih) county, Hubei (Hupeh) province, China. A passenger minibus traveling on a country road struck a mine planted on ...

17 dead in China mall fire: media

Twenty-eight others were injured in the massive blaze in the city of Jilin, which broke out on Friday morning, Xinhua news agency reported. One person was still missing.The flames were extinguished by Friday afternoon, but thick smoke complicated the firefighters' task of ...
A bench-clearing brawl put an end to a friendly match between China and Brazil just as the Chinese basketball squad vies to limber up for the upcoming Asian Games on home soil.The fight erupted Tuesday night in central China's Henan province after ...

Venus Williams withdraws from China Open

World number three Venus Williams has withdrawn from the China Open beginning this weekend with a knee injury, a WTA tour official said Friday.The 30-year-old Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, follows in the footsteps of her world number one sister Serena ...

How Desert Survival Works

A stranger sets off across the desert in search of rescue. Whether on foot or in your car, we'll walk you through the steps you should take to stay hydrated, prevent heat stroke and help you avoid snakes, scorpions, lizards and spiders.. ...

Six dead, over 300 hurt in China pipeline blast

At least six people died and more than 300 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported.The blast occurred in the city of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, at about 10:00 ...

Two dead, up to 200 hurt in China pipeline blast

At least two people died and up to 200 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported.The blast occurred in the city of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, at about 10 ...
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