Police in China's northwestern Xinjiang region shot and killed an ethnic minority Uyghur student motorcyclist and wounded two of his pillion riders after they allegedly ran a red light on the weekend, sparking mammoth protests over the violent action, according to residents. High school student ...
A court in China's Xinjiang region has sentenced five people to death for murder and other crimes over deadly ethnic riots in July, state media said. Two other people were sentenced to life imprisonment, Xinhua news agency said. Nine people were executed last month over the riots in which nearly 200 ...