Protest Continues In Hong Kong: Tens of thousands of people wearing white shirts and yellow ribbons surrounded Hong Kong's legislative building tonight to celebrate their success in forcing the shelving of an unpopular internal security bill and to demand free elections to replace the city's deeply unpopular leader, who was appointed by the government in Beijing six years ago.
Explosion kills Chinese miners: More than 40 miners were trapped inside the mine when the blast occurred early on Friday. Fifteen were rescued unharmed. The Yakeshi mine, about 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) northeast of Beijing, was government-owned and had operated legally since 1985. Chinese coal mines have the worst safety record in the world. Official figures indicate more than 5,000 people were killed last year alone.
Deadly floods hit eastern China: Heavy floods in eastern China have killed 13 people and left more than a million stranded. It's the worst flooding since 1991 in terms of the volume of rainfall and water level.
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