UK: Dewsbury Scrapyard Fire Prompts Smoke Warning

A large fire broke out at a scrapyard in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Monday, May 12. Officials asked nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed due to a large plume of smoke.

UK: Freight Train Derails In Audenshaw, Greater Manchester

A freight train derailed in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, on Friday, September 6, causing the tracks to be closed. No injuries were reported in the incident, and trains scheduled to use this route will be diverted.

WHO spurns Taiwan's bid to attend annual assembly

WHO spurns Taiwan's bid to attend annual assembly

GENEVA, Switzerland - Taiwan's Health Department head Lee Ming-liang (C) speaks with the media in Geneva on May 13 after the World Health Organization (WHO) spurned Taipei's bid to participate in the current annual assembly in its capacity as an ''health entity.'' China, who calls Taiwan a renegade province, has strongly objected Taiwan's participation in WHO activity, calling it an attempt to foster ''two Chinas'' at the WHO, a U.N. special agency.

WHO spurns Taiwan's bid to attend annual assembly

WHO spurns Taiwan's bid to attend annual assembly

GENEVA, Switzerland - Taiwan's Health Department head Lee Ming-liang (C) speaks with the media in Geneva on May 13 after the World Health Organization (WHO) spurned Taipei's bid to participate in the current annual assembly in its capacity as an ''health entity.'' China, who calls Taiwan a renegade province, has strongly objected Taiwan's participation in WHO activity, calling it an attempt to foster ''two Chinas'' at the WHO, a U.N. special agency.