Death sentence for man who stabbed 22 school children in Henan

A knife-wielding attacker who stabbed 22 students at a primary school in Henan was sentenced to death on Friday, a court said.

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'Hospital is where people die,' says surgeon blamed in Jianxi mum's death

The family of a 35-year-old woman who died giving birth last month is accusing a Jiangxi hospital of malpractice, and is considering launching a third-party investigation into the matter, Chinese media reported.

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Kim Jong-un's uncle, Jang Song-thaek, executed for treason in North Korea

News of the execution followed a swirl of unconfirmed media reports that one or more of Jang’s aides had defected to South Korea. The South’s spy agency says it has no knowledge of any such defections. Meanwhile, South Korea expressed deep concerns at the news.

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• Watch: North Korean ministers denounce Kim Jong Un's uncle, Jang Song-thaek
• Video: Post-execution, North Korea sings a new tune for Kim Jong-un

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