Northeastern China hit a Chemical plant and washed thousands of Containers filled with explosive chemicals into a river,

Floodwaters push explosive Chemicals into river
By Mila Sanina, CNN
July 29, 2010 -- Updated 0843 GMT (1643 HKT)

(CNN) -- Rising waters from flooding in northeastern China hit a chemical plant and washed thousands of containers filled with explosive chemicals into a river, state media said Thursday.

The floods in Jilin province have so far killed 13 people and affected 150,000 others, the Xinhua news agency said.



On Wednesday, the rising water hit the chemical plant and 7,000 containers washed into the Songhua River -- 3,000 of which were filled with explosive chemicals, Xinhua said.

Emergency teams were mobilized to recover the spilled fluid. Authorities have so far recovered 400 containers.

A government spokesman said that emergency teams tested the water and have determined it to be chemical-free, Xinhua said.

Iraian Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, who is defending the woman stoning case 'missing',

Lawyer in Iran stoning case 'missing'
28 July 2010 Last updated at 15:32 GMT

A protest in London, 24 July The case has drawn worldwide attention

Rights group Amnesty International has accused Iran of persecuting a lawyer involved in the high profile case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning.
Mohammad Mostafaei, who is defending the woman, was called in on Saturday for questioning at Tehran's Evin prison. Amnesty says he appears to have gone missing after his release.
The authorities have since detained his wife and brother-in-law, it says.
Mr Mostafaei is a known critic of Iran's judicial system.
He has defended many juvenile offenders, political prisoners and others sentenced to stoning.
Among his most high-profile clients is Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who was sentenced to death by stoning following a conviction for adultery.

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Although that threat was lifted earlier this month, she still faces execution by hanging.
The case has prompted outrage all over the world, and protests were held in a number of countries at the weekend.
In a statement, Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa director, said: "Mohammad Mostafaei is a thorn in the side of the Iranian authorities and we fear that he is being persecuted in an attempt to stop him carrying out his professional activities," said
The Iranian authorities have clearly been angered by the international campaign to save Ashtiani, says the BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo.
The government has also put pressure on another lawyer involved in the case, as well as Ashtiani's son, who has been campaigning hard for her release, our correspondent says.
An extended report on state television blamed exiled opposition groups for using the issue to stir up demonstrations against Iran, and now the Iranian government appears to be trying to silence her lawyers, he adds.