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Switzerland: Malfunction shuts down Large Hadron Collider / China: 43 reported killed in nightclub blaze / Bolivia: Morales replaces Pando governor / Mexico: Grenade attack toll rises to 8 ... ...full story at LA Times

from LA Times on Sun, Sep 21 2008

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05 Aug 08 visit 16 killed in China ahead of Games  »  YouTube videoAug 4 - Chinese police say a grenade assault that killed 16 police in restive western Xinjiang region on Monday was a "suspected terrorist" attack. The violence comes four days ahead of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games. The Xinhua news...
24 Sep 08 visit Nightclub fire death toll rises to 44  »  Shanghai Daily THE death toll of Saturday’s nightclub fire in Guangdong Province climbed to 44 after another victim died yesterday, a Guangzhou-based newspaper reported today. The Longgang District government in Shenzhen City...
26 Nov 08 visit Seven accused over fatal nightclub blaze in south China  »  People's Daily Seven people have been accused of responsibility for the fatal nightclub blaze that claimed 44 lives in south China's Guangdong Province on September 20, the local procuratorate said on Wednesday. On top of the list was Chen Xuming, vice director...
25 Aug 08 visit Quake toll in southwest China's Yunnan rises to five  »  People's Daily The quake death toll in southwest China's Yunnan Province has risen to five with two further deaths reported, the provincial authorities said on Monday. One person in Yingjiang County who died from heart attack while being evacuated and another...
15 Jan 07 visit Chinese citizen killed in attack in Russia's Siberia  »  People's Daily A Chinese citizen was killed and another injured in a grenade attack in a Siberian city early Sunday, a Chinese diplomat said.
31 May 08 visit Death toll rises to 64 in torrential rains in China  »  People's Daily A total of seven more deaths from China's torrential rains were reported on Friday, raising the overall death toll to 64. As of Thursday midnight, 57 deaths were reported. All the newly-confirmed deaths were reported in the ...

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