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In China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection places under investigation Tianjin mayor Huang Xingguo, who is also serving as acting Communist Party Secretary.
2016-09-11

At least four people are dead and 48 injured following a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Pishan County in China's Xinjiang region.
2015-07-3

Pope Francis venerates the purported remains of his first ever predecessor, as the Vatican gives a public display for what some claim are St Peter's remains.
2013-11-24

The Vatican summons all papal envoys in the nations of the Middle East to a special meeting in Rome this week, to discuss the crisis facing the Church in that region.
2013-10-1

Rescuers pull a further 45 trapped coal miners to the surface in Sanmenxia in the People's Republic of China, with eight miners reportedly having died.
2011-11-5

7 people are killed during heavy floods in Sichuan Province in the People's Republic of China.
2011-07-6

Over 60,000 people are evacuated in China's Yunnan Province following an earthquake.
2011-02-2

A Chinese fishing boat capsizes during a scuffle with a South Korean coastguard ship, leaving one dead and two missing.
2010-12-18

The Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan calls on China to release Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.
2010-10-14

A severe sandstorm affecting northern parts of China hits the capital Beijing, with health authorities urging people to stay inside.
2010-03-20