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56 dead in new ethnic violence in Myanmar

At least 56 people have been killed and nearly 2,000 homes destroyed in the latest outbreak of ethnic violence in western Myanmar, a government official said Thursday....

 

Kyrgyz Interim Leaders Struggle to Quell Unrest

Kyrgyz Interim Leaders Struggle to Quell Unrest

Kyrgyzstan's interim rulers sent troops on Tuesday to quell ethnic violence that has threatened their fragile grip on the Central Asian state after the overthrow of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

 

China executes 9 suspects over July ethnic riots

Nine men have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, Chinese state media reported Monday....

 

Chinese Police Kill Two Uighurs as Unrest Flares

Police shot dead two Uighurs on Monday in renewed unrest in China's far northwestern region of Xinjiang, Reuters reported state radio as saying.

 

Death toll rises in China ethnic unrest

At least 184 people died in last weekend's violent protests in China's far-west Xinjiang region, state-run media reported.

 

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