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Indonesian ferry captain blames storm for sinking

AFP - 3 hours 35 mins ago

TANJUNG BALAI, Indonesia (AFP) - The captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding Monday and blamed a freak storm for the disaster, as officials launched an investigation. More »

China families protest mine disaster; toll hits 104
Reuters - 5 hours 52 mins ago
HEGANG, China (Reuters) - Relatives of miners killed by a gas blast at a coal pit in northeast China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as the toll hit 104 and hopes faded that any more survivors would be found. More »
Anger builds as China mine toll hits 104
AFP - 9 hours 5 mins ago
HEGANG, China (AFP) - Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as the death toll from China's worst mining disaster in two years climbed to 104 and hopes of finding more survivors faded. More »
Indonesian ferry captain rejects overcrowding claims
AFP - 10 hours 59 mins ago
TANJUNG BALAI, Indonesia (AFP) - The captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding Monday and blamed a freak storm for the disaster, as officials launched an investigation. More »
Hundreds in south China oppose waste incinerator
Reuters - 11 hours 58 mins ago
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds in China's southern city of Guangzhou protested outside government offices on Monday, opposing plans for a large garbage incinerator in a sign of the region's rising public assertiveness over green issues. More »
Anger builds as China mine toll rises to 104
AFP - Today, 09:05 am
HEGANG (China) (AFP) - Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as hopes of finding more survivors after China's worst mining disaster in two years took a blow with the death toll rising to 104. More »
China families protest mine disaster, toll hits 104
Reuters - Today, 06:53 am
HEGANG, China (Reuters) - Relatives of victims of a gas blast at a northeast Chinese coal mine scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as state media put the toll from the latest in a series of mine disasters at 104. More »
China families protest mine disaster, toll hits 104
Reuters - Today, 06:52 am
HEGANG, China (Reuters) - Relatives of victims of a gas blast at a northeast Chinese coal mine scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as state media put the toll from the latest in a series of mine disasters at 104. More »
Hundreds rescued, 29 die as Indonesia ferry sinks
AFP - Today, 05:08 am
JAKARTA (AFP) - Rescuers on Sunday desperately hunted for survivors in the waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island after a ferry sank in stormy seas, killing at least 29 people, officials said. More »
Hundreds in south China oppose waste incinerator
Reuters - Today, 04:56 am
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents in China's southern city of Guangzhou protested outside government offices on Monday, opposing plans for a major garbage incinerator that they say will endanger their health and the environment. More »