At Least 82 Dead in China Mine Explosion

 

Resue workers continue search efforts after a gas explosion at the Luishenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province in northern China caused tunnel collapse and flooding, killing at least 82 of the 247 workers at the site, the deadliest such disaster in the country since 2009. See Full Story>

Five Dead in San Diego Mosque Shooting

 

Authorities in California say two "radicalized" teenage gunmen, Cain Clark, 17 and Caleb Vaquez, 18, attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, a site of both a mosque and school, while on video calls, killing three people, including a security guard, before turning their guns on themselves. See Full Story>

Pakistan Suicide Bombing Targets Train, Leaving at Least 20 Dead, 70 Injured

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), an opposition group in Pakistan, claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing, after a vehicle rammed into a passing train filled with miliary personnel at a railway station in the city of Quetta, killing at least 20 people and injuring 70 others. an attack condemned by Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif. See Full Story>

Train Hits Bus in Bangkok, Leaving Eight Dead, 35 Injured

Authorities charged the operator of a freight train which crashed into a public passenger bus in Thailand's capital city of Bangkok, killing eight people and wounding at least 32 others, with negligence causing death, after the train failed to stop before the collision. See Full Story>

US Citizen Convicted of Running Secret NYC Police Station

A New York City court convicted 64-year-old Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen from the Bronx, for two counts related to operating a secret overseas police station in Manhattan's Chinatown on behalf of China's Ministry of Public Security, with authorities calling it the first of its kind. See Full Story>