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A scion of a powerful pro-government clan has turned himself in and will face murder charges for allegedly leading the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines, the chief prosecutor said Thursday. President Gloria Macapagal...

One other miner was reported missing after the blast at the mine in Guizhou province, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said. The accident occurred less than a week after another explosion at a mine in northeastern China left at least...

South Korea should formally apologize for the massacre of thousands of civilians at the beginning of the Korean War, a commission said Thursday. The country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which conducted an official inquiry, also called on the government to...

The Fire Service is continuing to battle a massive blaze just south of Nelson. Some 200 hectares of native bush and a pine plantation have been destroyed by the fire which is raging near Tadmor Saddle...Strong winds fanned the flames...

A Japanese man badly burned in a fire at an indoor shooting range in the South Korean city of Busan died Friday morning at a local hospital, bringing the death toll from the blaze to 14, of whom nine were...

The Minister of Health has already stated to aged care providers that the ‘constantly rotating parade of nurses and healthcare assistants does nothing for the quality of care’ of residents. Where then is the accountability for this misuse of taxpayers’...

She says he is believed to have died while rounding up cows for milking at 5am. Ms Perks says it was noticed that the cows had not come in, so someone went looking and found the man's body. Share this...

AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Gubernatorial candidate and Vice Mayor Ismael Mangudadatu grieves during the burial of his wife and other family members in Buluan town, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. Under threat of military attack, the scion...

The false alarm, published on Wednesday on the website, jointly managed by the Country Fire Authority and the Department of Sustainability and Environment, remained visible for 26 minutes, The Age newspaper said. A copy of the warning, obtained by The...