Some 19,000 chickens have been culled in Hong Kong over the last two days after the H7 bird flu strain was discovered in a live batch imported from southern China. The market where the chickens were located will be closed for three weeks for disinfection, public broadcaster...

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Tragedy struck New Year’s celebrations in Shanghai when 35 people were killed and 42 others injured in a stampede at a scenic waterfront area in China’s most populous city. Among those who lost heir lives were 25 females ranging from 16 to 36 in...

DAMASCUS(AFP)- Syria will award 50 percent of vacant government posts to relatives of soldiers and government employees killed or paralyzed in the country's conflict, according to a law issued on Wednesday. The law, decreed by President Bashar Assad after passing parliament earlier in the...