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Rains bring new misery to China mudslide town
Zhouqu, China (AFP) Aug 12, 2010
Heavy rains on Thursday compounded the misery of a Chinese town devastated by mudslides that have killed 1,144 people, with new floods hampering relief efforts and the stench of death pervasive.
Thousands of soldiers and rescuers battled to clear roads blocked by cascades of mud and sludge unleashed by storms overnight, complicating the task of getting food, water and medicine to people in d ... more
Eight Iraqi soldiers killed in booby-trapped house
Baquba, Iraq (AFP) Aug 11, 2010
Insurgents lured Iraqi troops into a booby-trapped house early Wednesday, killing eight soldiers in co-ordinated blasts that marked the start of Ramadan when violence typically peaks.
Three other bodies were found under the rubble of the building, but it was not immediately clear if they were of insurgents or civilians, security and medical officials said.
Gunmen initially opened fire on ... more
New Zealand dairy backs product in China hormone scandal
Wellington (AFP) Aug 11, 2010
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra said Wednesday it is "100 percent confident" in its milk supplies to a Chinese company under investigation over claims of tainted milk powder.
Parents and doctors in China's Hubei province have expressed fears that hormones in milk powder produced by Synutra International have caused young girls to develop breasts prematurely.
Synutra said the questionabl ... more
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