2009年7月11日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - China

After violence, western China looks for answers (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 03:35 PM PDT

A helicopter flies past the crescent spiral of a mosque in Urumqi, China, Saturday, July 11, 2009. On Saturday, paramilitary police carrying automatic weapons and riot shields blocked some roads leading to the largely Muslim Uighur district of the city, and groups of 30 marched along the road chanting slogans encouraging ethnic unity. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - It was about 8 p.m. when the mob descended on Zhongwan Road. The police didn't arrive until six hours later. In the time between, most residents locked their doors and hid, peering out through windows and listening from basements as ethnic violence raged in China's western Xinjiang province.

China raises Xinjiang death toll to 184 (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 12:47 PM PDT

An ethnic Uighur selling bags waits for customers on a street in the Uighur district of Urumqi in China's Xinjiang region. China on Saturday raised the death toll from unrest between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs to 184, as riot police and armed soldiers maintained a firm grip on the flashpoint city of Urumqi.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - China on Saturday raised the death toll from unrest between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs to 184, as riot police and armed soldiers maintained a firm grip on the flashpoint city of Urumqi.

China raises Xinjiang death toll, adds ethnic detail (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 08:36 AM PDT

A paramilitary police APC passes by a street in the Uighur district of Urumqi in China's Xinjiang region. China on Saturday raised the death toll from unrest between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs to 184, as riot police and armed soldiers maintained a firm grip on the flashpoint city of Urumqi.(AFP/Peter Parks)Reuters - China raised the death toll from ethnic rioting in Xinjiang, giving for the first time the ethnicity of the dead, and a big security presence in the city at the center of the strife prevented protests on Saturday.

China pushes on with quake rescue efforts (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 06:25 AM PDT

Map locating the epicentre of a 5.7 magnitude quake that struck in China's Yunnan province. China is continuing rescue efforts after an earthquake hit the country's southwest, killing one person, injuring hundreds and directly affecting two million people, state media has said.(AFP Graphics)AFP - China continued rescue efforts on Saturday after an earthquake hit the country's southwest, killing one person, injuring hundreds and directly affecting two million people, state media said.

Thousands camp in tents after 6.0 quake in China (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:36 AM PDT

A farmer looks at the debris of his earthen house after an earthquake in Yao'an in southwest China's Yunnan province Saturday July 11, 2009. Thousands camped in tents in southwestern China on Saturday after a magnitude-6.0 earthquake destroyed thousands of homes, killed one person and injured 320. (AP Photo)AP - Thousands camped in tents in southwestern China on Saturday after a magnitude-6.0 earthquake destroyed thousands of homes, killed one person and injured 320, state media reported.

Australian concerned for Rio employee China holds (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 02:27 AM PDT

Australia's Trade Minister Simon Crean speaks at a press conference on the Bund in Shanghai, China, Saturday, July 11, 2009. After meeting with Chinese officials Crean said he expressed 'strong concern' about the detention of a Rio Tinto Ltd. employee on spying charges. (AP Photo)AP - Australia's trade minister met Saturday with Chinese officials and said his government is "deeply concerned" about the detention of a Rio Tinto Ltd. employee on spying charges.

Australia presses China on detained Rio exec (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:58 PM PDT

A employee is seen at Rio Tinto Limited Shanghai Representative Office in Shanghai in this file photo from July 8, 2009. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - Australia's trade minister pressed China on Saturday for more details about the detention of a Rio Tinto executive, but said he did not expect the case to affect bilateral trade ties.

Australia concerned over Rio executive detention (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 09:34 PM PDT

Reuters - Australia's trade minister, Simon Crean, said on Saturday he had expressed "strong concern" to the Shanghai city government regarding the detention of an executive working for Rio Tinto.

US lawmakers rally behind Uighur leader (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 07:15 PM PDT

US lawmakers came to the defense of Rebiya Kadeer, the leader of exiles from China's Uighur minority, after Beijing accused the US-based activist of fomenting the country's deadliest ethnic violence in decades.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - US lawmakers came to the defense of Rebiya Kadeer, the leader of exiles from China's Uighur minority, after Beijing accused the US-based activist of fomenting the country's deadliest ethnic violence in decades.

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