Topic: Xinhua News Agency

AFP Global Edition | 556 days ago

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, Xinhua news agency said ...

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Woman sues cinema over excessive ads

Montreal Gazette, Canada | 4 hours ago

A Chinese woman is suing a cinema and the distributors of domestic box-office hit "Aftershock" for wasting her time by showing 20 minutes of...

Flood risk map in the works

China Daily | 17 hours ago

Chinese authorities are drawing up a national flood risk map in a bid to boost disaster control as China has been hit by the worst flooding in a...

China landslide toll rises to 24

The Mercury, Australia | 2 days ago

THE death toll from rain-triggered landslides that hit a remote village in southwestern China has risen to 24, with another 24 people still ...

South China landslide kills 4, leaves 44 missing

Boston Globe | 5 days ago

Rescuers were searching for 44 people missing Thursday after a landslide hit a village in southern China and killed at least four people.. ...

China landslides kill three, 57 missing

AFP Asian Edition | 5 days ago

At least three people died and 57 were missing after rain-triggered landslides struck a village in southwestern China, state media reported on Thursday.The landslides swept through the village of Wama in mountainous Yunnan province, Xinhua news agency sai

Chinese plane with 91 on board crashes: state media

AFP Global Edition | 13 days ago

A Chinese passenger plane with 91 people aboard crashed late Tuesday in China's northeast but the extent of casualties was not immediately known, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.The plane was operated by Henan Airlines, a carrier based in the northe

Passenger plane with 96 on board crashes

Jerusalem Post | 14 days ago

A Henan Airlines plane with 96 people on board crashed Tuesday in northeast China's Heilongjiang province and rescuers were rushing to the scene...

Pakistan Plane Crash Raises Safety Concerns

Peter Greenberg Worldwide | 39 days ago

Pelted by monsoon rains, recovery crews ended their search Thursday night for the remains of the 152 people killed in Wednesday's passenger plane...

Chinese referee karate kicked by spectator

Posted Sports | 42 days ago

BEIJING — A Chinese fan enraged by two quick red cards shown to the Qingdao Chinese Super League club at the weekend registered his annoyance by...

Flood pressures massive dam in China

Boston Globe | 45 days ago

Record-high water levels at China's massive Three Gorges Dam have called into question Beijing's claims that the world's largest hydroelectric ...

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