Central Asia quake kills 70, razes village
BISHKEK (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake killed at least 70 people in Kyrgyzstan and leveled a village in the remote mountains of the Central Asian state, the emergencies ministry said on Monday.
Nations:Kyrgyzstan China Russia Tajikistan Afghanistan Uzbekistan Source:(Reuters)
2008-10-06
Death toll rises to four as China milk scandal escalates
BEIJING (AFP) - China's milk scandal escalated dramatically on Thursday as it emerged the illegal chemical blamed for killing four babies had been detected in a wide range of dairy products, leading to mass recalls.
Nations:Hong Kong China Activities:2008 China Milk Powder Crisis Source:(AFP)
2008-09-18
Security tightens in Xinjiang following attack
KASHGAR, China - Police tightened security in China's western Xinjiang region Tuesday and Olympic organizers sought to reassure residents and visitors after a deadly attack on police heightened jitters just days ahead of the games' opening ceremony.
Nations:China Pakistan Afghanistan Japan Activities:2008 Kashgar Terror Attack Source:(AP)
2008-08-05
Attackers kill 16 police at Chinese border post
BEIJING - Two men rammed a truck into a clutch of jogging policemen and tossed explosives, killing 16 officers Monday, state media said, in an attack in a restive province of western China just days before the Beijing Olympics, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
Nations:China Pakistan Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Activities:China Xinjiang Unrest Source:(AP)
2008-08-04
China detains 82 'terrorists' targeting Olympics: state media
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese police have this year detained 82 suspected terrorists in the nation's Muslim-populated far northwest who were planning to attack the Beijing Olympics, state media reported on Thursday.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-07-10
Security tight as torch tours west China
KASHGAR, China - Shops and roads were closed and people were kept off the streets Wednesday as part of a huge security effort to safeguard the Olympic torch as it wound its way through this predominantly Muslim city in China's restive far west.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch Source:(AP)
2008-06-18
Tight security as Olympic flame starts Xinjiang leg
URUMQI, China (AFP) - Police imposed a security lockdown as the Olympic torch Tuesday started its run through China's mainly Muslim region of Xinjiang, seen as one of the most sensitive legs on its nationwide journey.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch Source:(AFP)
2008-06-17
China: Floods kill 63 this month
GUANGZHOU, China - Soldiers scrambled to shore up soggy levies with sandbags Tuesday in southern China as forecasters warned that more heavy rain in the central region could trigger flooding on the country's second-longest river.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Southern China Flood Source:(AP)
2008-06-17
Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg
Cheering Chinese stood on their chairs and waved flags as the Olympic torch started its mainland leg Sunday on the tropical island of Hainan -- the first stop in what is expected to be a peaceful three-month journey to Beijing.
Nations:China People:Yi Jianlian Jackie Chan Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch
2008-05-04
Chinese anger and terror warnings cloud Olympics
China said it was outraged by a resolution by U.S. lawmakers urging an end to a crackdown in Tibet as a Beijing-run newspaper linked al Qaeda to claimed plots to attack the Beijing Olympics.
Nations:China People:Nancy Pelosi Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch 2008 Tibet Riot 2008 Beijing Olympics China Xinjiang Unrest China-U.S.
2008-04-11
China foils terrorist plot to kidnap Olympians
Chinese authorities have detained 45 East Turkestan terrorist suspects, and foiled plots to carry out suicide bomb attacks and kidnap athletes to disrupt the Beijing Olympics, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Olympic Terror Case
2008-04-10
Terrorists targeted China Olympics
Chinese police killed alleged terrorists plotting to attack the Beijing Olympics, while a flight crew managed to prevent an apparent attempt to crash a Chinese jetliner in a separate case just last week, officials said Sunday.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics China Xinjiang Unrest
2008-03-09
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