Chris Brummitt

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A woman reacts to news regarding a Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in eastern Ukraine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, July 18, 2014. Malaysia Airlines said it lost contact with Flight 17 over Ukrainian airspace Thursday. It was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)

For Malaysia Airlines, disaster strikes twice

Chris Brummitt · July 18, 2014 1:17 am

FILE - In this May 7, 2012 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Haiyang Shiyou oil rig 981, the first deep-water drilling rig developed in China, is pictured at 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Hong Kong in the South China Sea. China on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 moved an oil rig that it had deployed in a section of the South China Sea, triggering a dispute with Vietnam. Beijing deployed the massive rig in early May close to the Paracel Islands, triggering a furious reaction in Hanoi and the most serious uptick in tensions in the waters in years. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Jin Liangkuai, File) NO SALES

Energy and Environment

China moves oil rig out of waters Vietnam claims

Chris Brummitt · July 16, 2014 7:49 pm

Algeria's head coach Vahid Halilhodzic listens during a press conference at the Estadio Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Algeria will play Germany in a World Cup round of 16 soccer match on June 30. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Algeria coach: fasting up to players at World Cup

Chris Brummitt · June 30, 2014 3:47 am

Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi gives instructions to his players during the group F World Cup soccer match against Argentina at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Nigeria coach saddened by explosion at home

Chris Brummitt · June 25, 2014 9:56 pm

Argentina's fans celebrate after the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Iran at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Lionel Messi scored a superb goal in stoppage time to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over Iran.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Porto Alegre braces for 80,000 Argentine fans

Chris Brummitt · June 24, 2014 11:25 pm

As sabers rattle, Vietnamese businesses fret

Chris Brummitt · June 3, 2014 7:23 am

Vietnam accuses China of sinking fishing boat

Chris Brummitt · May 27, 2014 5:40 am

In this Sunday, May 18, 2014 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, passenger ships Wuzhishan, center, and Tongguling, left, are moored before setting sail to Vietnam , at Xiuying port in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province. A port official said the two Chinese passenger ships have arrived at a central Vietnamese port to evacuate Chinese nationals following deadly rioting last week. The official said the boats with a capacity of 1,000 passengers each arrived at Vung Ang early Monday, May 19. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wei Hua) NO SALES

Chinese ships arrive in Vietnam to pick up workers

Chris Brummitt · May 19, 2014 4:33 am

A man looks at the damaged building of Taiwanese bicycle factory Tan Than in Di An Town, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Mobs burned and looted scores of foreign-owned factories in Vietnam following a large protest by workers against China's recent placement of an oil rig in disputed Southeast Asian waters, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Nesmith)

Vietnam PM texts nation amid anti-China riots

Chris Brummitt · May 16, 2014 11:11 am

Protesters raise Taiwanese flags and placards marching to Vietnam's consulate in Hong Kong, Thursday, May 15, 2014, to protest anti-China unrest in Vietnam. Mobs burned and looted scores of foreign-owned factories in Vietnam following a large protest by workers against China's recent placement of an oil rig in disputed Southeast Asian waters, officials said Wednesday. The Chinese words in the photo read " Defend Paracel Islands " and " Condemn Anti-China" .(AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Vietnam PM texts nation amid anti-China riots

Chris Brummitt · May 16, 2014 5:43 am

A man looks at the damaged building of Taiwanese bicycle factory Tan Than in Di An Town, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Mobs burned and looted scores of foreign-owned factories in Vietnam following a large protest by workers against China's recent placement of an oil rig in disputed Southeast Asian waters, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Nesmith)

Riots in Vietnam leave 1 Chinese dead, 90 injured

Chris Brummitt · May 15, 2014 4:59 am

A man looks at the damaged building of Taiwanese bicycle factory Tan Than in Di An Town, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Mobs burned and looted scores of foreign-owned factories in Vietnam following a large protest by workers against China's recent placement of an oil rig in disputed Southeast Asian waters, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Nesmith)

Factories burned in anti-China protest in Vietnam

Chris Brummitt · May 14, 2014 2:58 pm