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Rescue workers clear the debris at the site of a fire at a chicken processing plant in Dehui, Jilin province, June 4, 2013. (REUTERS Photo)

Fire, locked doors kill 119 at China poultry plant

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 4, 2013 | World

Beijing, AP—A swift-moving fire trapped panicked workers inside a poultry slaughterhouse in northeastern China that had only a single open exit, killing at least 119 people in one of the country’s worst industrial disasters in years. Survivors described workers,...

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People walk near destroyed buildings and vehicles after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013. (REUTERS/Gene Blevins)

Many children among 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2013 | World

Oklahoma, Reuters—At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared killed after a 2-mile-wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one elementary school took a direct hit and another was destroyed. President Barack...

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An man injured by a car bomb that exploded in the parking lot of a Benghazi hospital is rushed for treatment on May 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ABDULLAH DOMA

Car bomb in Benghazi kills at least 15

by Ben Leakey | May 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A car bomb was detonated Monday afternoon outside Al-Jala hospital in Benghazi, killing at least 15 people and injuring over 30, according to the Libyan deputy interior minister, Abdullah Masoud. The official stated that the explosion had...

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A police officer walks along a barricade on Boylston Street near the finish line of Monday’s Boston Marathon explosions, which killed at least three and injured more than 140. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Opinion: Terrorism and Media and Difficult Questions

by Osman Mirghani | Apr 26, 2013 | Opinion

Amid the feverish race between traditional media and modern digital media—particularly social networking websites—numerous mistakes were committed while covering the Boston Marathon bombings and while in pursuit of the proverbial journalistic scoop. Accusations were...

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Officers wearing tactical gear arrive at the Watertown neighborhood of Boston, Friday, April 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 19, 2013 | World

Watertown, Associated Press—One of two suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another, authorities said early Friday. Residents of Watertown, a suburb just outside Boston, have been advised by police to keep their...