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  • URUMQI, China (AP) - Mosques opened for worshippers in Urumqi on Friday, but shops nearby were forced to shut as security forces kept a tight ...

    Allison Kilkenny: If Only the Uyghurs had Twitter 2009

  • URUMQI, China - Police fired tear gas Tuesday to try to restore order as hundreds of Han Chinese armed with clubs marched through the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi, smashing shops and knocking over food stalls run by Muslims.

    Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News 2009

  • URUMQI, China (AP) - A Chinese official says that mosques in riot-hit Urumqi have been ordered to stay closed for Friday prayers in the wake of ethnic violence that left 156 dead, and another city in Xinjiang province has suspended visits by foreigners.

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  • URUMQI, China (AP) - A Chinese official says that mosques in riot-hit Urumqi have been ordered to stay closed for Friday prayers in the wake of ethnic violence that left 156 dead, and another city in Xinjiang province has suspended visits by foreigners.

    unknown title 2009

  • URUMQI, China (AP) - A Chinese official says that mosques in riot-hit Urumqi have been ordered to stay closed for Friday prayers in the wake of ethnic violence that left 156 dead, and another city in Xinjiang province has suspended visits by foreigners.

    unknown title 2009

  • URUMQI, China (AP) - Chinese state media say that the government in the restive western region of Xinjiang has declared a curfew following the violence of recent days that has killed at least 156 people and paralyzed the main city of Urumqi.

    Home 2009

  • URUMQI -- A bombing in an office building left one man dead and two injured in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Thursday, police said.

    unknown title 2009

  • URUMQI, China (AP) - Chinese state media say that the government in the restive western region of Xinjiang has declared a curfew following the violence of recent days that has killed at least 156 people and paralyzed the main city of Urumqi.

    unknown title 2009

  • By Xinhua writers Yan Hao, Geng Ruibin and Yuan Ye URUMQI/BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- As the casualties rise from the July 5 riot in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, experts have warned Taiwan has the Chinese Communist Party been so close to accomplishing its objective of annexing Taiwan.

    WN.com - Articles related to Armenians angry over Turkey accords 2009

  • July 7th, 2009 URUMQI - Internet connectivity was cut in parts of Xinjiang's capital Urumqi following Sunday's riot to prevent violence from spreading, an official said Tuesday.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 William Foreman 2009

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  • One of those places I'd consider visiting just because I like the way it's pronounced.

    I know you people understand me.

    May 1, 2014

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    May 1, 2014

  • sounds like a candidate for swishy-burbles  Intriguing-places .

    May 1, 2014

  • Look, I was only going to go if it's Poo-keepsie. But upon reflection, Pow-keepsie would also be satisfactory.

    May 1, 2014

  • Is there a Wow-keepsie? (even if it has to be let go!)

    May 2, 2014