(11/05)

BEIJING (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through a state-owned colliery in northeast China, killing 134 miners and trapping 15 underground, just days after Chinese leaders called for vigilance to prevent major accidents.

(10/04)

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Bullying in Russia's army is on the increase with many recruits dying of injuries or killing themselves after mistreatment ranging from cigarette burns to sexual abuse, a human rights group said Wednesday. A total of 25 conscripts died from bullying in the first half of this year and 109 soldiers committed suicide, up 38 percent, the report said, quoting government statistics.