Tragic China plant fire traps workers killing 119
A poultry processing plant in Mishazi township Jilin province suffered a fast moving blaze with three explosions linked to an ammonia leak. About 350 workers were present during a shift change and exits were locked or blocked, trapping many as flames and boilers exploded. 119 died and 70 were injured largely from inhalation and burns.
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Xinhua
Jilin
Mishazi
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Siege paralyzes Qusair as doctors fight to save wounded
In Qusair Syria doctors treat hundreds amid shelling with dwindling supplies. About 1,000 wounded, 300 in immediate danger, lack antibiotics anesthesia and proper bandages. Regime forces and Hezbollah tighten grip while rebels infiltrate, prolonging a siege that has turned the town into a ruined ghost settlement near the Syrian Lebanese border.
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Qusair
Bashar Assad
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Turbulent Turkey faces protests amid high level dispute
In Ankara and Istanbul riot police fired tear gas across rounds as protesters clashed with authorities on the fourth day of unrest. Prime Minister Erdogan refused to resign while President Gul praised peaceful demonstrators, signaling a possible presidential race next year.
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Abdullah Gul
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