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AP Exclusive: Disney, Sears used factory in fire
A hooded Mickey Mouse sweatshirt from Disney. Piles of children's shorts with Wal-Mart's Faded Glory label. Clothes with hip-hop star Sean Combs' ...
Fire highlights harsh lives of Bangladesh workers
Clothing is king in Bangladesh, a country that exports more garments than any other in the world except China. It is responsible for four out of every ...
Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest
Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to ...
Recent garment factory fires in Bangladesh
More than 315 people have died in fires in Bangladesh garment factories since 2006. The country has about 4,000 garment factories and earns about $20 ...
Fire at German workshop for disabled kills 14
Fourteen people were killed and eight injured Monday when a fire broke out at a workshop for disabled people in Germany's Black Forest region, ...
Fire kills 112 workers at Bangladesh garment-maker
Fire raced up the floors of a Bangladeshi garment factory with no emergency exits, killing at least 112 people, some of whom jumped from the ...
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from Bangladesh factory fire
A fire engulfed a garment factory outside Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, trapping many workers and killing at least 112 people in the building without ...
112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory
Fire raced through a garment factory that supplies major retailers in the West, killing at least 112 people, many of whom were trapped by the flames ...
112 dead in fire at Bangladesh garment factory
At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said ...
Fire breaks out at State Dept., 3 seriously hurt
Authorities say a fire broke out at the State Department headquarters in Washington, seriously injuring three maintenance workers. D.C. Fire and EMS ...
Tibetan man sets self on fire in protest in China
A Tibetan herdsman has died after setting himself on fire in northwest China's Qinghai province, state media reported Saturday, in the latest in a ...
NY's Fire Island assesses future after Sandy
New Yorkers who cherish Fire Island as an idyllic summertime getaway feared the worst when the 32-mile-long barrier island took a direct hit from ...
Storm victims salvage precious belongings
The storm that took so much from so many people left behind little fragments of homes and lives destroyed by flood and fire. Pulled from the wreckage, ...
Sandy victims prepare for subdued Thanksgiving
The things that Marge Gatti once cherished are lying on what's left of her deck, spattered in mud, like a yard sale gone awry. The white fur coat she ...
Woman gets 80 years for deadly Texas day care fire
It had been Jessica Tata's dream to run a day care. She was soon in over her head, caring for too many kids and taking chances by leaving them alone ...
Jury to resume work Tuesday in day care fire trial
Prosecutors on Monday asked a jury to sentence a Texas woman convicted of murder after a fire at her home day care killed four children to life in ...
Co. looks for worker after oil rig fire in Gulf
The owner of an oil platform that caught fire after an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico last week said Sunday that it has expanded its search for a ...
Dubai police: High-rise safely cleared after fire
Rescue crews in Dubai safely evacuated a 34-story residential tower Sunday after a fire gutted portions of the building, police said. The blaze ...