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Four killed, 20 injured in W. China ethnic riots
Published July 6, 2009, 3:45 am, New Kerala
Beijing, July 6 : At least four persons, including three civilians and a policeman, were killed, and 20 were injured in clashes on Sunday in a regional capital in western China after days of rising tensions between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese.
Nigeria: Sheriff Charges Monarchs on Peace
Published July 6, 2009, 3:45 am, AllAfrica.com
Maiduguri — Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State has called on traditional rulers across the country to further work on cementing the peace and unity of the country by deemphasising the religious and ethnic differences of Nigerians.
China tightens Web screws after riot
Published July 6, 2009, 3:43 am, CHCH News
SHANGHAI - China clamped down on the Internet in the capital of China's northwestern region of Xinjiang on Monday, in the hope of stemming the flow of information about ethnic unrest which left 140 people dead.
Factbox: China's restive Xinjiang region
Published July 6, 2009, 3:43 am, CHCH News
At least 140 people have died after rioting erupted in China's restive far western region of Xinjiang on Sunday, according to state media, the worst case of ethnic violence in the Muslim area for years.
140 reported killed in Chinese rioting
Published July 6, 2009, 3:42 am, CHCH News
URUMQI, China - China said Monday at least 140 people were killed when Muslim Uighurs rioted in its restive Xinjiang region in some of the deadliest ethnic unrest to have hit the country for decades.
Quotations of the day
Published July 6, 2009, 3:41 am, San Francisco Chronicle
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Myanmar refugee numbers swell in Thailand
Published July 6, 2009, 3:40 am, San Francisco Chronicle
As the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to be resettled abroad recently left Thailand for the United States, thousands of others fled their military-ruled homeland to seek shelter under tarps and in temples along the Thai-Myanmar border. "We would be happier if we... Sponsored Topics: Thailand - United States - Burma - Myanmar - Refugee
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Published July 6, 2009, 3:39 am, Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
China tightens Web screws after Xinjiang riot
China says 140 killed in riots in west
Published July 6, 2009, 3:38 am, AP via Yahoo! News
Violent street battles killed at least 140 people and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit China's volatile western Xinjiang region in decades, and officials said Monday the death toll was expected to rise.
Customer Service
Published July 6, 2009, 3:35 am, Brandon Sun
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's conservative opposition won elections by a wide margin as voters punished the governing Socialists for failing to crack down on corruption, according to final results released Monday.
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