China evacuates villages near polluted river

HUNDREDS of villagers have been evacuated from their homes along a river in northeast China after an explosion at a petrochemical plant upstream dumped 100 tonnes of toxic chemicals in it, local media said on Friday.

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India's parliament erupts in chaos over Iraq oil-for-food scandal

INDIA'S parliament erupted in chaos as the opposition attacked the ruling coalition over alleged links between a federal minister and Iraq's oil-for-food scandal.

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