20 injured in Beijing school attack
Beijing: A disgruntled maintenance worker at a primary school here attacked and injured 20 students with a hammer on Tuesday, according to authorities. The attack took place at the Beijing No.1 Affiliated Elementary School of Xuanwu Normal School in Xicheng district just after 11.15 a.m., the police said on their official Weibo account.
1 dead after oil tanker blaze off Hong Kong
Hong Kong: One man was killed and two others declared missing after an oil tanker caught fire while it was being refuelled off Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Strong quake hits near southern Japan Tokyo:
A strong earthquake has hit near southern Japan, shaking buildings, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami is expected. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck Tuesday evening and had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3.
It said it was centred 16 kilometers (10 miles) off the city of Nishinoomote on the island of Tanegashima in Kagoshima prefecture at a depth of 35 kilometers (22 miles).