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Malaysia ferry capsizes, some missing
Associated Press, Published on 28/05/2013
» An overloaded ferry capsized Tuesday when it hit rocks in a remote river in Malaysia's Borneo, leaving an unknown number of people missing, Malaysian police said. Some survivors swam ashore.
Police kill Boston bomb suspect, hunt for second
Associated Press, Published on 19/04/2013
» Police killed one of the Boston marathon bombing suspects in a shootout early Friday and pursued a chaotic street-to-street manhunt for his accomplice, officials said.
China pushes NKorea over nukes
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2013
» BEIJING - China is trying to punish ally North Korea for its nuclear and missile tests, stepping up inspections of North Korean-bound cargo in a calibrated effort to send a message of Chinese pique without further provoking a testy Pyongyang government.
Vietnamese reject Chinese fruit
Associated Press, Published on 18/03/2013
» HANOI - Jack Nguyen had sold 20 of his 30 containers of imported American grapes when a fresh round of rumours hit the internet and state-run media: Chinese fruit on sale in Vietnam might look good, but it contains deadly levels of preservatives and pesticides. Shoppers quickly stopped buying imported fruit altogether, believing it all tainted or falsely labeled. The remaining 10 containers rotted.
Pigs floating in Shanghai river
Associated Press, Published on 10/03/2013
» Chinese officials say they have fished out 900 dead pigs from a Shanghai river that is a water source for city residents.
State of emergency in Egypt
Associated Press, Published on 29/01/2013
» CAIRO - Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo and the riot-torn city of Port Said as Egypt's political violence stretched into a fifth day on Monday, despite efforts by the Islamist president to contain the crisis by imposing a state of emergency in three provinces.