VIOLENT BATTLES: A Xinjiang government official said more than 260 vehicles were attacked and 203 shops were damaged, while 828 suffered injuries
Violent street battles killed at least 140 people and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit China’s western Xinjiang region in decades and officials said yesterday that the death toll was expected to rise.

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GET TOGETHER: A Democratic Progressive Party spokesman said this weekend's KMT-CCP forum in Changsha, China, had nothing to do with the opposition party
By Flora Wang
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) welcomes other political parties to participate in the upcoming forum between the KMT and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a KMT official said yesterday.

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US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev held talks yesterday seeking to turn a new page in relations scarred by a series of disputes between the ex-Cold War foes.

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Honduran coup leaders faced further isolation yesterday after blocking ousted president Manuel Zelaya from flying into the capital’s airport, where soldiers killed two of his supporters, police said.

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By Flora Wang
Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) visited major Taipei MRT transfer station Zhongxiao Fuxing during rush hour yesterday morning and apologized to the city’s residents for the inconvenience caused by “false alarms” on the newly launched Neihu Line over the weekend.

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