Kuwait starts DNA tests to identify bodies of 41 women and children killed in wedding fireAugust 16th, 2009 Kuwait begins identifying wedding fire victimsKUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti authorities are running DNA tests to identify the 41 women and children killed in a wedding tent fire. Fire department chief Brig.
4 dead, 53 missing in China landslideJuly 23rd, 2009 CHENGDU - At least four people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in southwest China's Sichuan province, authorities said Thursday.
Fiftythree people were still missing in Kangding county, the ministry of civil affairs said.
China says bus fire that killed 27 people was deliberately set by man intent on suicideJuly 3rd, 2009 China says deadly bus fire was deliberately setBEIJING — A Chinese bus fire that killed 27 people and injured dozens last month was deliberately set by a man who committed suicide, state media said Friday. The air-conditioned bus caught fire during the morning rush hour in the southwestern city of Chengdu and was destroyed within minutes.
China bus fire toll rises to 27June 7th, 2009 CHENGDU - The toll in a bus fire accident in China Sunday rose to 27 after two more passengers succumbed to their injuries, an official said. The two victims had received severe burn injuries after the bus in which they were travelling caught fire in southwest China Friday.
24 killed in China bus fireJune 5th, 2009 CHENGDU - At least 24 people were killed when a bus caught fire Friday morning in the city of Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, officials said. The accident took place at 8 a.m.
24 killed, 44 injured in bus fire in southwestern China; cause of blaze unclearJune 5th, 2009 24 killed, 44 injured in southwest China bus fireBEIJING — A fire aboard a public bus killed 24 people and left another 44 hospitalized Friday morning in southwestern China, state media reported. Another 10 people escaped the blaze in the city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, the Xinhua News Agency said.
Bus fire in southwestern China kills 25; cause of blaze still unclearJune 5th, 2009 Bus fire in southwestern China kills 25BEIJING — At least 25 people died and dozens were hurt Friday when a packed commuter bus burst into flames and was destroyed within minutes during the morning rush hour in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. Videos posted online and shown on state television showed thick black smoke and flames pouring from the bus on the side of a busy highway.
Death toll rises to 25 in southwestern China bus fire; cause of blaze still unclearJune 5th, 2009 Toll rises to 25 in southwest China bus fireBEIJING — A fire aboard a public bus killed 25 people and left dozens hospitalized Friday morning in southwestern China, state media reported. The cause of the blaze in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, remained under investigation, according to a report on a Web site run by the provincial government's propaganda department.
Southwest plane has emergency evacuation as tire catches fire during Houston landingMay 13th, 2009 Tire fire forces plane's emergency evacuationHOUSTON — Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight were forced to slide down emergency chutes after a tire caught fire as the plane landed in Houston. Southwest Airlines spokesman Paul Flaningan says no one was injured.
China reports first swine flu caseMay 11th, 2009 BEIJING - A Chinese man who recently returned from the US has tested positive for influenza A(H1N1), the health ministry said Monday. The 30-year-old man, identified by his surnamed Bao, was the first confirmed case of swine flu reported in China.
Man sets himself on fire in crowded square in Chongqing in southern ChinaApril 29th, 2009 Man sets himself on fire in southern ChinaBEIJING — A man is in serious condition after setting himself on fire in a crowded square in a southern Chinese city. Xinhua News Agency says the man used flammable liquid to set himself alight in Chongqing's bustling Liberation Monument Square around noon Wednesday.
China to construct new panda breeding base in SichuanApril 19th, 2009 CHENGDU - China has announced plans to construct a new breeding center for giant pandas around May to replace the former quake-leveled habitat in southwestern Sichuan Province. Xinhua, the official news agency quoted officials as saying that the new China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center will be located in the Huangcaoping area, about 10 kilometers from the former one.
Man who took a woman hostage at airport detainedFebruary 21st, 2009 CHENGDU - A man who used a sport's starting pistol to take hostage a woman at China's Chengdu airport has been detained, the police said Friday. The incident took place near the security counter, when the man fired two shots into the air with the starting pistol and grabbed the woman and rushed to the security channel.
Fifteen killed in fire in bar in ChinaJanuary 31st, 2009 FUZHOU - Fifteen people were killed in a fireworks accident in Changle city in east China's Fujian province, government said. The accident occurred at 23.30 p.m.
Mild quake occurs in southwest China, no casualtyDecember 28th, 2008 CHENGDU - An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted southwest China Monday, but there were no reports of casualty, officials said. The quake hit Sichuan province at 2.18 p.m.
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