17 dead in China mall fire: media

2010-11-05T21:30:12Z

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 searching for survivors and victims, the report said, citing local officials.

Authorities said they were still i...

China confirms monk immolation protest in Tibetan town: Xinhua

2010-04-16T17:02:48Z

Chinese authorities said Saturday a man in monk's robes set himself alight, state media reported, confirming there was unrest in a Tibetan town where activist groups said police shot the protester.

The man walked out of the Kirti Monastery in Aba, Sichuan province, and set himself on fire in a local street on Friday afternoon,

Noth Korea Koreas Clash

2010-12-16T20:01:30Z

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, U.S. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, left, arrives for a visit in Pyongyang, North Korea<...

CORRECTION Cambodia Stampede

2010-11-24T07:31:09Z

CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S ID - In this Nov. 23, 2010 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Cambodian police officials examine the bridge where a stampede took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of people stampeded during a festival in the Cambodian capital Monday night, leaving...

China Three Gorges

2010-10-26T04:01:19Z

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, water fills the reservoir of the Three Gorges Dam, left side, in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. The water level at the world's large...

China Asia Typhoon

2010-10-23T02:31:54Z

In this Oct. 22, 2010 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, water swashes against rocks in a pier as Typhoon Megi draws near, in Zhangzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. In Fujian, authorities said 161,800 peo...

China Politics

2010-10-18T10:34:20Z

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the Fifth Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee held in Beijing for Oct. 15-18, 2010....