BEIJING, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A Chinese court in the restive far western region of Xinjiang on Monday sentenced six people to death for murder and other crimes committed during ethnic rioting in July in which almost 200 people were killed. It was not immediately clear from the brief report by the ...
Police use tear gas at Urumqi protest: state media
BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese police used tear gas to disperse fresh protests in the restive northwestern city of Urumqi on Friday, state media reported, one day after tens of thousands took to the streets here. The Xinhua news agency said the latest protest occurred in the city centre at the entrance to ...