92yr-old Chinese man flees grandkids' home fearing cremation after death!September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The fear of being cremated after his death recently prompted a 92-year-old Chinese man to flee his grandchildren's home. The man named He Shaokui fled his grandkids' home in Guiyang, Guizhou province, a fortnight ago.
Despite increased security, man stabs 2 to death in BeijingSeptember 17th, 2009 Man stabs 2 to death in BeijingBEIJING — A man stabbed two people to death with a knife and wounded 12 others in central Beijing, which has been under increased security in preparation for China's 60th anniversary. Zhang Jianfei, 46, of northeastern Jilin province, allegedly attacked the people late Thursday in Dashilan, the oldest commercial street in Beijing near the southern end of Tiananmen Square, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Woman stabs 2 young daughters at Calif. home before stabbing self; 5-year-old on life supportSeptember 16th, 2009 Woman stabs 2 young daughters at Calif. homeWESTMINSTER, Calif.
Police say a bomb at a checkpoint close to the Pakistani capital wounds 7 peopleAugust 20th, 2009 Bomb wounds 7 close to Pakistan capitalRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A bomb exploded at a security checkpoint close to the Pakistani capital late Thursday, wounding seven people. Pakistan is battling Islamist militants blamed for scores of bloody bombings over the last two years.
State media: Death toll in July 5 riots in western China rises to 192July 15th, 2009 Death toll in China riots rises to 192URUMQI, China — Chinese authorities on Wednesday announced a higher death toll from ethnic riots in a predominantly Muslim western city, after the government warned its overseas workers in Algeria of possible attacks from Islamists. Chinese companies and workers in Algeria were warned to be on alert after an Islamist Web site called for retaliation to Beijing's crackdown to quell the unrest in Urumqi.
Urumqi riots toll rises to 184July 11th, 2009 URUMQI - The death toll in the riots in China's Urumqi city has risen to 184, authorities said Saturday. The dead comprise 137 people from the Han community, including 26 women.
Curfew lifted in China's riot-hit cityJuly 8th, 2009 BEIJING - Chinese authorities have lifted a curfew in the riot-hit CITY OF Urumqi after order was restored following deadly riots, a spokesman said. "The curfew was lifted in the morning and now the situation has normalised," the spokesman told RIA Novosti.
China riot death toll rises to 156 killedJuly 7th, 2009 URUMQI - The death toll from riots in the western Chinese cities of Urumqi and Kashgar has risen to 156. The official Xinhua news agency quoted senior government officials as saying that Beijing would take firm steps to bring the troubled desert province of Xinjiang under control.
China riots: 140 killed, 816 injured (Update-China)July 6th, 2009 BEIJING - At least 140 people have been killed in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang in what has been described by the government as the area's worst case of ethnic unrest in years. Hundreds of rioters have been arrested, the official Xinhua news agency reported, after rock-throwing Uighurs took to the streets of the regional capital on Sunday, some burning and smashing vehicles and confronting ranks of anti-riot police.
Debt-ridden shopkeeper stabs family, himself in DelhiMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 33-year-old debt-ridden grocery shop owner stabbed his minor son to death and injured his wife and other son before slashing his own wrist in the national capital Monday, police said. Anand Rawat allegedly stabbed his wife Nandini, 30, sons Pawan, 8, and Chetak, 6, when they were sleeping in their one-room rented house in Badarpur area of south Delhi around 4 a.m.
Chinese court sentences three over arson attack during 2008 riots in Tibet capital LhasaApril 21st, 2009 Three sentenced over arson in 2008 Tibet riotsBEIJING — A Chinese court has sentenced three people to lengthy prison terms over deadly arson attacks during last year's rioting in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported Tuesday. One suspect, Penkyi, was given the death penalty with a two-year reprieve for helping to lead attacks on two clothing stores that killed six people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
9 Tibetans held for protesting outside Chinese embassy in DelhiApril 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nine Tibetan students were arrested Monday after they chained themselves to the barbed wire fencing outside the Chinese embassy here to protest against a Chinese court recently sentencing two Tibetans to death, police said. 'Nine Tibetans have been arrested for protesting outside the Chinese embassy.
Tibetan death sentences get little attention in ChinaApril 10th, 2009 BEIJING - When two Tibetans were sentenced to death on Wednesday for setting fire to shops during last year's protest riots in Lhasa, the Chinese authorities chose to tell the rest of the world before they told their own citizens. The episode illustrates the peculiar way in which news travels in China, where the government controls the traditional media, but the Internet offers an alternative, reports the Christian Science Monitor (CSM).
Holi celebrated in Chandigarh amid tight securityMarch 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Holi was celebrated by people in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Wednesday amid tight security measures in most areas. The Chandigarh police and their traffic wing was out on the streets at vantage points in good numbers since morning.
Woman stabs her two children to deathFebruary 24th, 2009 VERACRUZ - A woman stabbed two of her children to death, wounded a third and then tried to kill herself at her house in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz, EFE reported Tuesday. The 35-year-old woman was despondent over her financial and personal situation, the state Attorney General's Office said Monday.
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