Unrest in China's Xinjiang kills 21 people

Uighur residents walk past armed Chinese policemen standing guard in Yecheng in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region A violent clash between authorities and assailants described as a terrorist gang left 21 people dead in Chinas restive northwestern ...

In the northwestern Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region, torrential rain has caused flooding and mudslides, blocking this main road and creating a 60 metre wide river. This construction material company has to bear the brunt. "Inside there are tons ...

HER Excellency Datin Paduka Magdalene Teo Chee Siong, Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to China, and other ASEAN envoys last week visited Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous region and other cities to study and understand the development of ...

Washington: The US has asked China to safeguard the rights of its Uighur minority in Xinjiang province and carry out a transparent probe into the latest incident of violence in which 21 people died. "We are deeply concerned by the reports of violent ...

Reuters An ethnic Uighur man takes a nap on a board as his sheep, which is tied to the board, stands next to him at a demolition site in Aksu, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region August 13, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) - Ethnic minority ...

In a region plagued by ethnic strife, the growth of immigrant-dominated settlements is adding to the tension May 25th 2013 | 38th REGIMENT, SOUTHERN XINJIANG |From the print edition MANY hours drive along what was once the southern Silk Road, ...

United States April 25(IM):The United States has expressed concern over violent confrontation in the Xinjiang province of China. "We are deeply concerned by the reports of violent confrontation in Xinjiang that left 21 people dead. We will continue ...

WASHINGTON - Restricting their freedom to mosque worshipping, Chinese authorities are imposing stifling restrictions on Uighur Muslims to practice their religion. What we found is there is a bewildering number of regulatio (more) WASHINGTON - ...

Beginning in February 2009, a number of self-immolation incidents have occurred in the greater Tibetan region in China. Since then, Tibetan monks and farmers have chosen to set themselves on fire. These acts are reminiscent of similar incidents that ...