H.K. says seeking explanation for bones in U.S. beef shipment
March 13, 2006Hong Kong has not received a response from U.S. agricultural authorities regarding the discovery of beef products from a U.S. plant containing banned bones, the government said Monday. Hong Kong's Food and Environmental Hygiene Department banned beef imports from Swift Beef Co., a processing plant in Colorado, after bones were found in a shipment on Friday.
46 killed, over 200 injured in bomb blasts in Iraq: report
March 13, 2006At least 46 people were killed and 204 others injured when car bombs hit the eastern Baghdad stronghold of a major Shiite militia force on Sunday, raising fears reprisals could again push Iraq toward civil war, Reuters reported. The apparent coordinated attacks occurred in markets in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City and police accounts said up to six cars exploded in quick succession in the area, Reuters said.