BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday raised the death toll to 18 from a clash at a police station in the restive far western region of Xinjiang, saying that 14 “rioters” died along with two policemen and two hostages in the worst violence there in a year.

Government officials previously said at least four people were killed in what they described as a terrorist attack but which the Germany-based exile group World Uyghur Congress said was an attack on peaceful protesters.

BEIJING, July 18 (Reuters) – Iraq has asked China to set up
a fund to help with the reconstruction of the war-battered
country, an Iraqi government official said on Monday during a
visit to Beijing by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh also said Baghdad
was keen to get Chinese companies investing in the country,
which is China’s seventh largest supplier of oil last year.

BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in western China’s restive Xinjiang on Monday “gunned down” several rioters who attacked a police station and killed at least four people, though an exile group said the incident started when police fired on peaceful protesters.

The violence was the worst Xinjiang has experienced in about a year. Last August, seven Chinese military police were killed when a member of the Uighur minority rammed them with an explosives-laden vehicle in the Xinjiang border region.

BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in western China’s restive Xinjiang on Monday “gunned down” several rioters who attacked a police station and killed at least four people, though an exile group said the incident started when police fired on peaceful protesters.

The violence was the worst Xinjiang has experienced in about a year. Last August, seven Chinese military police were killed when a member of the Uighur minority rammed them with an explosives-laden vehicle in the Xinjiang border region.

BEIJING (Reuters) – At least four people died on Monday in western China’s restive Xinjiang in what state media said was an attack on a police station, though an exile group said the incident started when police fired on protesters.

The violence was the worst Xinjiang has experienced in about a year. Last August, seven Chinese military police were killed when a member of the Uighur minority rammed them with an explosives-laden vehicle in the Xinjiang border region.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Saturday of “grossly” interfering in its internal affairs and damaging relations after President Barack Obama met exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House.

Obama met the Nobel Prize laureate for some 45 minutes, praising him for embracing non-violence while reiterating that the United States did not support independence for Tibet.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Sunday of “grossly” interfering in its internal affairs and seriously damaging relations after President Barack Obama met exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House.

Obama met the Nobel Prize laureate for 45 minutes, praising him for embracing non-violence while reiterating that the United States did not support independence for Tibet.

By Ben Blanchard and Sabrina Mao

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) – Want to marry rich? Then the unlikely named Beijing Moral Education Center for Women is for you.

For 30 hours of training costing 20,000 yuan ($3,080), women keen to snag a billionaire, millionaire or even just an affluent man learn techniques to make them more attractive, from how to put on make-up in the most flattering way to how to spot a liar by looking at his facial expressions.

BEIJING, July 12 (Reuters) – China could begin testing its
first aircraft carrier within weeks and is developing more
advanced satellites, reports said on Tuesday, adding to concerns
about its expanding military clout amid disputes over the
resource-rich South China Sea.

Beijing has ramped up defence spending over the past few
years, replacing outdated equipment and unveiling a slew of
cutting-edge technologies, including a prototype stealth fighter
and powerful ballistic missiles.