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26 dead after fire on Chinese bus in Taiwan
Kyodo News, Published on 19/07/2016
» A fire that engulfed a tour bus in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, on Tuesday left 26 people dead, including three children aged between 12 and 13, local authorities said.
Scores feared buried alive after new Japan quake
Kyodo News, Published on 16/04/2016
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN — Scores of people were feared buried alive on Saturday after two powerful earthquakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 35 people, and as a forecast storm threatened more devastating landslides.
'Warning shots' fired in Hong Kong riots
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2016
» HONG KONG - Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in a tourist hotspot Monday night following a parade celebrating the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
Taiwan quake toll hits 24, over 120 missing
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2016
» The death toll from a powerful earthquake that caused buildings to collapse in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan early Saturday rose to 24 people on Sunday, with emergency response officials also saying as many as 120 may still be trapped under rubble.
Death toll of Taiwan quake rises to 17
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2016
» TAINAN - The death toll of a powerful earthquake that struck southern Taiwan early Saturday rose to 17 people Sunday morning as rescue efforts continued, according to fire department officials.
17 killed in restaurant blast in China
Kyodo News, Published on 11/10/2015
» At least 17 people were killed Saturday in an explosion at a restaurant in east China's Anhui Province, state-run media reported.
Blast rocks US Army warehouse
Kyodo News, Published on 24/08/2015
» TOKYO - An explosion occurred early Monday at a warehouse at a United States military base in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture but there were no reports of injury, local authorities said.
3 killed as small plane crashes into homes in Tokyo suburbs
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2015
» A small private aircraft crashed into homes in Chofu in the suburbs of Tokyo on Sunday morning, killing three people and injuring five others, police said.
5 die, 56 injured in fire at cosmetics plant in Indonesia
Kyodo News, Published on 11/07/2015
» Five people died and 56 were injured in a fire that broke out Friday morning at a factory of a subsidiary of Japanese cosmetics maker Mandom Corp in the outskirts of Jakarta, the Japanese company said.
1 killed, 2 held near Asia security forum
Kyodo News, Published on 31/05/2015
» Police shot one man dead and detained two others early Sunday after they attempted to drive a car through a barricade near a hotel where defence ministers and officials from around the world are holding a three-day forum.