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03.12.2009, 07:15
25 years ago on December 3, the Indian city of Bhopal experienced the world's worst industrial catastrophe. Poisonous gas leaked from a chemical plant in the area, killing thousands of people in 72 hours.
22.02.2009, 22:06
At least 74 people have been killed after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern china.
10.09.2009, 08:58
The deadly blunder that killed 70 civilians in an air strike - ordered by a German commander and carried out by the US Air Force - shows an urgent need for unity of command.
25.11.2009, 00:38
A Myanmar Buddhist monk, 45, opened the emergency exit of his plane, delaying the flight for more than 7 hours. He claimed there was not enough air for him in the plane.
26.02.2010, 01:06
In South Korea a tank has left a trail of destruction after its driver dozed off at the controls.
22.04.2010, 03:04
The cargo plane Antonov-12, designed in the Soviet Union, crashed not far from the Manila international airport on Wednesday evening.
01.07.2010, 17:58
The situation in Kyrgyzstan has somewhat stabilized of late, but new riots cannot be ruled out, according to Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha.
30.03.2010, 18:30
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has urged the international community for better coordinated joint efforts in fighting terrorism as he believes that the recent Moscow terror attacks were not a domestic matter.
01.08.2010, 08:23
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Chinese authorities say they have managed to retrieve almost all the barrels containing hazardous chemicals floating towards Russia. Still, fears remain that several drums could have leaked chemicals into the water.
02.04.2010, 18:37
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Dmitry Medvedev called for a crackdown on people who provide any assistance to terrorists. The comments come just 4 days after the bombings in Moscow and Dagestan killed at least 50 people and left over 120 injured.
Published: 06 May, 2009, 14:19
Edited: 31 October, 2009, 17:36
A homeless man has died in South Korea leaving $128 million won (just over $100,000) in the bank, AFP reports. For 16 years, the Korean couldn’t get his money back simply because he didn’t know his name.
This story is senseless. A bank has on deposit a fortune that they know belongs to this one particular man. He is identified as the account owner without question. The man knows that the money is his. What did the man not know about his name that allowed the bank to keep the man from his money? The bank executives knew the man was homeless, probably without family and undoubtedly without the money to hire a lawyer and sue the bank. They did the sensible thing (in the banking world) by unlawfully keeping the money until he died. Then, depending on Korean law, the money went to the corrupt government with a kick-back to the bank, or simply kept by the bank and treated it as unreportable income from which bonuses could be paid to the executives. The Koreans have finally adopted the standards of practice common to US banks and health insurers!