Sources: The Hindu
Ten people are killed and nine others injured in a fire at an apartment block in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. 2022-11-25
Temperatures in Chongqing, China, reach 45 C during a historic drought. It is the highest temperature ever recorded in China outside of Xinjiang. 2022-08-19
Rescue operations commence in Hutubi, Xinjiang, China, after a coal mine floods, trapping workers. Eight miners have been freed, but 21 still remain trapped. 2021-04-11
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) will be deployed in Pakistan to protect the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor that connects the Chinese-operated Gwadar Port in Balochistan, Pakistan to China's Xinjiang region. Neighboring India has voiced concern about the planned move. 2016-03-13
Chinese police kill six attacking militants wearing explosive devices in Xinjiang. 2015-01-12
Dozens of people are dead after a mob armed with knives rampages through township of Elixku in China's restive Xinjiang region and is met with gunfire. 2014-07-29
Eight people are killed by police in Xinjiang, western China, after an apparent terrorist attack. 2013-12-30
The People's Republic of China arrests 139 people in Xinjiang for allegedly calling for jihad. 2013-10-9
20 people are jailed in China on charges of terrorism in the Xinjiang region. 2012-08-2
Seven kidnappers are killed and two hostages rescued in a police raid in China's Xinjiang Province, according to state media. One police officer was also reportedly killed. 2011-12-29