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Volcano ash halts air traffic, could reach Denmark

2011-05-24 07:20

Air traffic between Greenland and Denmark has been temporarily halted after ash spewing from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano reached the airspace over eastern Greenland, civil aviation authorities here said Monday.

Monster tornado hits US

2011-05-24 09:31

At least 116 people have died in a monster tornado that left a path of destruction nearly a mile (1 km) wide through the heart of Joplin, Missouri, and directly hit the small Midwestern city's main hospital, local officials said on Monday.[

Drought strands 1,300 boats on Grand Canal

2011-05-23 09:58

Ships stranded due to low water levels are seen near the Zaozhuang section in east China's Shandong province, along the famous Beijing – Hangzhou Grand Canal on May 22, 2011.

A marriage made in the Han Dynasty

2011-05-23 14:10

A couple choose to marry following the ritual of China’s Han Dynasty in Lanzhou, capital of China's Northwest Gansu province on May 22,2011.

Policy coming for riders of high-speed trains

2011-05-23 07:43

Passengers who want to ride high-speed trains on June 1 or after will find themselves having to pay attention to a new ticketing system adopted by railway authorities.

Bigger Icelandic eruption, but less airline angst

2011-05-23 06:54

An Icelandic volcano flung ash, smoke and steam miles (kilometers) into the air Sunday and dropped a thick layer of gray soot in an eruption far more forceful.