Harbin

SHANGHAI - Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer said Friday it is still discussing plans for its aircraft factory in northern China, denying reports it will close the plant.

HEGANG, China - Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years.

HARBIN, China - Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile (half a kilometer) underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 42 people.