Three killed in China while trying to outrun flash flood
A flash flood down a mountain in northwest China killed three of seven people trying to outrun it overnight on Thursday.
Thu Aug 10 2023
Taxi plunges into northwest China river, killing 5
The taxi, run by a company in Yanchang County, veered off the road and plunged into the Yanhe River as it was running along a provincial highway to Yan'an City at around 7:30pm.
Fri Aug 05 2016
Five drown trying to rescue woman in China suicide bid
The 19-year-old woman was drinking with colleagues by the river early Sunday when she jumped in.
Mon Jul 18 2016
China restricts Ramadan fasting in Xinjiang
Muslim civil servants, students and members of the Communist Party of China are not allowed to fast during the holy month of Ramadan in several government departments in northwest China's Xinjiang.
Thu Jul 03 2014
14 killed in China mosque stampede: Xinhua
Fourteen people were killed and 10 injured in a stampede during a gathering at a mosque in northwest China's Ningxia region.
Sun Jan 05 2014
New rains kill 21 more in flood-hit China
Heavy rains killed 21 construction workers as flooding spread to northwest China, state media said Wednesday, after severe weather in other parts of the country left more than 130 dead.
Wed Aug 21 2013