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Court upholds penalties to Xinjiang riot convicts

National
2009-10-30

THE Higher People's Court of Xinjiang upheld today sentences for 21 people who, in six first-instance trials, were convicted of murder and other crimes in the deadly July 5 riot in Urumqi, including death penalty...

Six sentenced to death over Xinjiang riot

National
2009-10-12

SIX people who were convicted of murder and other crimes in the deadly riot in Xinjiang in July were condemned to death by a court today in a first-instance trial, and one person was sentenced to imprisonment for life.

21 for trial over July riot in Urumqi

National
2009-9-26

THE procuratorate of Urumqi yesterday brought charges against 21 suspects in July's riot. The riot in the capital of northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region left 197 people dead and more than 1,600...

Urumqi returns to peaceful life after mass protests

National
2009-9-7

LIFE in west China's Urumqi City, disrupted last week by mass protests triggered by hypodermic syringe attacks, had returned to normal today. On the first day of the week, traffic increased on Guangming Road,...

Cholesterol ignorance revealed

Metro | Health
2009-9-2

ALMOST a third of city residents aged over 40 have high cholesterol due to an unhealthy life style and poor awareness of the associated risks, according to a wide-ranging health survey. Shanghai health authorities...

Fires reach Athens suburbs, thousands evacuated

World
2009-8-23

FIRE tore through suburbs north of Athens early today, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee in nighttime evacuations, fire service and local officials said. The fires came within 12 miles (20 kilometers)...

Arrests imminent over Urumqi riot

National
2009-7-18

PROSECUTORS said yesterday they were close to arresting the first suspects involved in the deadly July 5 riot in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Kasim Mamut, head of the region's procuratorate,...

Public says longer presence of armed police needed in Urumqi after riot

National
2009-7-12

A week after the riot in Urumqi that killed 184 people, the public said they need a longer visible presence of the armed police on streets for safety concerns. Ablet, an employee of a grill shop, said he welcomed...

Urumqi riot brings inconvenience, loss to other city in Xinjiang

National
2009-7-12

HALIMLARTI stared at the empty Errean Ethnic Park, shook his head and sighed. "No visitor has come to our park by now today," Halimlarti said, pointing to an empty outdoor restaurant that accommodates about 200...

Illegal assembly banned in Urumqi

National
2009-7-12

THE Public Security Bureau of Urumqi yesterday published a notice to ban illegal assembly, marches and demonstrations in the capital city of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Police said in the notice the situation...