Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China raises Xinjiang death toll to 184 (Reuters)
• Muslim women lead protests in restive west China (AP)
• Thousands flee China's restive Urumqi (AFP)
• Turkish PM compares violence in China to genocide (AP)
• China quake flattens 18,000 homes, leaves one dead (AFP)
• Hundreds injured in south China quake (Reuters)
• China accuses Rio workers of stealing price data (AP)
• 400,000 leave their homes after quake in China (AP)
• US signs up to participate in Shanghai's World Expo (AFP)
• China exec probed for leaking price strategy to Rio (Reuters)
• China exports down 21.4% year on year in June (AFP)
• Families, workers scramble to leave China's Urumqi (AFP)
• China's June exports down 21.4 percent (AP)
• US signs up for Shanghai Expo after cost concerns (AP)

China raises Xinjiang death toll to 184 (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - China has raised the death toll from ethnic rioting in the far western region of Xinjiang to 184, the state Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

Muslim women lead protests in restive west China (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 04:20 PM PDT AP - The petite Muslim woman with the sky blue head scarf began by complaining that the public washrooms were closed at a crowded mosque on Friday — the most important day of the week for Islamic worship. When a group gathered around her on the sidewalk, Madina Ahtam then railed against communist rule in China's far western region of Xinjiang, rocked by ethnic rioting that has killed at least 184 people this week.

Thousands flee China's restive Urumqi (AFP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 02:18 PM PDT AFP - Thousands of people Friday tried to flee Urumqi in China's Xinjiang region after deadly ethnic unrest with many mosques ordered shut for the Muslim day of prayer.

Turkish PM compares violence in China to genocide (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 11:18 AM PDT AP - Turkey's prime minister on Friday compared ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang province to genocide, escalating criticism of Beijing following this week's killing of at least 156 people — including Turkic-speaking, Muslim Uighurs.

China quake flattens 18,000 homes, leaves one dead (AFP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 08:46 AM PDT AFP - Emergency officials were evacuating more than 400,000 people after an earthquake hit southwest China, killing one person, injuring hundreds and flattening more than 18,000 homes.

Hundreds injured in south China quake (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 08:28 AM PDT Reuters - A 6.0 magnitude earthquake that shook southwest China's Yunnan province on Thursday has killed one person and injured 325 people, Xinhua news agency said.

China accuses Rio workers of stealing price data (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 06:42 AM PDT AP - Four detained Rio Tinto Ltd. employees are accused of paying bribes for secret information about China's stance in iron ore price talks, state media said Friday in a case that highlights the volatile Chinese mix of business and politics.

400,000 leave their homes after quake in China (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 06:31 AM PDT AP - More than 400,000 people have left their homes after an earthquake rocked southwestern China, killing one person and destroying thousands of houses, state media said Friday.

US signs up to participate in Shanghai's World Expo (AFP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 06:01 AM PDT AFP - The United States signed up Friday the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, officials said, making it the last major country with diplomatic ties to China to join the event.

China exec probed for leaking price strategy to Rio (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 05:28 AM PDT Reuters - A Chinese steel executive detained along with four Rio Tinto employees is being investigated for leaking China's "bottom line" on iron ore prices, a source with knowledge of the probe said on Friday.

China exports down 21.4% year on year in June (AFP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 03:05 AM PDT AFP - Chinese exports dropped 21.4 percent year on year in June, customs figures showed Friday, narrowing from May's fall with analysts saying it was too early to predict a recovery for the ailing sector.

Families, workers scramble to leave China's Urumqi (AFP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 02:48 AM PDT AFP - With his young daughter and wife, Chinese migrant worker Zhang Rong sheltered in a cheap hotel in Urumqi while killings took place nearby.

China's June exports down 21.4 percent (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 02:40 AM PDT AP - China's exports and imports fell again in June but declines were less severe than in May, data showed Friday, adding to signs the world's third-largest economy is recovering from its slump.

US signs up for Shanghai Expo after cost concerns (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 01:30 AM PDT AP - The United States signed an agreement Friday confirming its involvement in the Shanghai World Expo in 2010, ending months of speculation that the U.S. would skip the event because of a lack of funding.

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