The Supreme Court has ruled for the first time ever that compensation for health issues related to asbestos poisoning is the responsibility of the Japanese government

HIRONO, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Almost a year after Japan pledged to double hazard pay at the stricken Fukushima No.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) Polish officials are searching for a miner who has been missing underground following a methane explosion.

CHANGSHA - Five people were confirmed dead and one was seriously injured in a fire that broke out at a barium nitrate plant in Central China's Hunan province early on Tuesday, local authorities sai

Four people died in a coal mine explosion in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, said local authorities on Tuesday.

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NANCHANG - Three people are trapped underground after a coal mine flooded in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said Monday.

At least 15 people were injured Wednesday after an explosion at a steel plant in central Japan, the latest in a series of accidents at the site.

An explosion in a Chinese coal mine has killed two workers and trapped 25 others underground, according to state media.

WUHAN - Rescuers are battling to save six coal miners trapped after a flood in a mine in central China's Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hubei Province.