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 Urumqi, China (AFP) July 7, 2009 
China said Tuesday at least 156 people were killed when Muslim Uighurs rioted in the restive region of Xinjiang in some of the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit the country in decades. The violence in the regional capital Urumqi on Sunday involved thousands of people and triggered an enormous security crackdown across Xinjiang, where Uighurs have long complained of repressive Chinese rule. ... read more
Washington (AFP) July 6, 2009The United States and UN chief Ban Ki-moon led international calls for restraint Monday after unrest in China's restive Xinjiang region left at least 156 people dead. The White House said it was "deeply concerned" about the reports of deaths in the western region's capital Urumqi. "We call on all in Xinjiang to exercise restraint," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a brief ... more |
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Jakarta (AFP) July 6, 2009Indonesia will launch a new system of independent certification for all timber exports to combat widespread illegal logging, the forestry minister said Monday. From September all timber leaving the country must be certified by an independent body of business and NGO representatives, Malam Sambat Kaban told reporters. "With the existence of Indonesian timber certification, we hope that ... more  
Geneva (AFP) July 6, 2009Swine flu has infected 94,512 people worldwide and been blamed for 429 deaths since it was first detected in April, the World Health Organisation said Monday. The A(H1N1) virus has now spread to 136 countries and territories, the WHO said in its latest update, which shows 4,591 new cases and 47 more deaths since the last numbers released on Friday. Argentina reported 34 more deaths ... more  
Paris (AFP) July 6, 2009Leaders of the world's established and emerging economic powerhouses will be under pressure at this week's G8 summit to give a badly-needed jolt to the quest for a new global climate pact. Negotiators struggling to seal an agreement in Denmark by year's end say the three-day summit, opening on Wednesday in L'Aquila, Italy, is a golden opportunity to haul the process out of a rut. ... more 
Urumqi, China (AFP) July 6, 2009Witnesses to the deadly unrest in the capital of China's Xinjiang region told Monday how what started as a peaceful protest descended into an orgy of violence that left at least 140 dead. Rioters torched cars and buses, smashed windows and attacked passers-by as armoured vehicles and military trucks rolled in to restore order in Urumqi. Chinese authorities blamed ethnic Uighur Muslims ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) July 6, 2009UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he would press leaders of the Group of Eight industralised nations to live up to their pledges on climate change and aid for Africa when they meet this week. He warned that the impact on developing nations of the recent energy, food and economic crises would pale in comparison to the damage likely to be wrought by climate change. "Later this ... more 
Melbourne (AFP) July 6, 2009Climate change is rapidly expanding the size of the world's tropical zone, threatening to bring disease and drought to heavily populated areas, an Australian study has found. Researchers at James Cook University concluded the tropics had widened by up to 500 kilometres (310 miles) in the past 25 years after examining 70 peer-reviewed scientific articles. They looked at findings from ... more  
Bamako (AFP) July 6, 2009Soldiers in Mali were caught up in deadly clashes with fighters from Al-Qaeda's north African branch in the northwest of the country, the country's defence ministry announced Monday. Both sides recorded losses during clashes, which took place on Friday and Saturday, said the ministry statement, without giving figures. "The armed forces are continuing pursuit operations on the ground," ... more 
Muscat (AFP) July 6, 2009Oman on Monday banned the elderly, people who are ill and children from travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform the lesser pilgrimage, umrah, in fear of contracting swine flu. The ministry of religious affairs issued a statement saying that the ban on performing the umrah is to "protect people and the society." The ministry did not clarify whether the ban will be extended to cover the ... more |
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