9 Uighur minority executed in China BEIJING: China has executed nine men, including eight from the Muslim Uighur minority, for crimes committed during July riots that killed 200 people in far western Xinjiang region. The men are the first to be put to death for the country's worst ethnic... Women 10 Nov, 2009
6 sentenced to death for China riot BEIJING: A court in western China's Xinjiang region sentenced six people to death on Monday in the first trials over July 5 riots that left nearly 200 people dead, state-run television reported. China Central Television (CCTV) said one other defendant... Women 12 Oct, 2009
China first trials over Xinjiang BEIJING: A Chinese court on Monday opened the first criminal trials over violent ethnic riots in the western Xinjiang region in July that left nearly 200 people dead, state media reported. The court in the Xinjiang regional capital of Urumqi began... Women 12 Oct, 2009
Chinese ban transport of explosives BEIJING: Chinese police on Tuesday banned explosives from being transported in the western region of Xinjiang, the scene of deadly ethnic rioting this summer, while more suspects were being investigated for a spate of mysterious syringe attacks. The... Women 15 Sep, 2009
9 held over new Xinjiang attacks BEIJING: Nine suspects have been taken into police custody over alleged syringe attacks in parts of China's tense Xinjiang region, after hundreds were stabbed in Urumqi city, state media said Friday. Six were held this week in Hotan, two in Altay and... Women 11 Sep, 2009
Urumqi returns to normal life URUMQI: Security remained tight as signs of normality returned to the restive Chinese city of Urumqi on Saturday following days of protests that have left five people dead. The protests over a spate of mysterious syringe attacks began on Wednesday in... Women 05 Sep, 2009
Troops patrol China city URUMQI: Thousands of troops, backed by tanks and metal barricades, patrolled the western city of Urumqi on Saturday after five people died in protests over a series of bizarre needle attacks that China's police chief has blamed on Muslim... Women 05 Sep, 2009
