Several hundred people staged a new protest in Urumqi on Tuesday, demanding the release of relatives detained in connection with weekend demonstrations by ethnic Uyghur residents in China’s far western Xinjiang region.. The crowd of 200 to 300 — mostly women and elderly — quickly formed as local authorities were taking members of the media on a tour of a neighborhood that was heavily damaged during riots over the weekend, witnesses said
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After Deadly Riots, Ethnic Tensions Heat Up in Urumqi
Unrest among Uyghur residents in China
Fans face long odds for Jackson memorial tickets
Can Hong Kong Disneyland Get the Magic Back?
Hong Kong Disneyland the beleaguered park that has drawn underwhelming reviews for its thin lineup of attractions needed a lifeline. On Tuesday it got one, when the Hong Kong government and Walt Disney executives reached a deal to expand Disney’s second Asian theme park over the next five years in an attempt to boost sales and stand up to competitors
Bismarck: The Town the Recession Missed
The Supreme Court’s Firefighter Ruling: What it Means for Sotomayor
Can Charter-School Execs Turn Around Failing Public Schools?
Test your Michael Jackson knowledge
The horde of people gathered on the streets outside Liverpool Street train station, one of the city’s major transport hubs, and burst out into cheers, chants and dances to the tunes of “Billie Jean,” “Bad” and “Thriller.” Life-long Jackson fan Milo Yiannopoulos organized the moonwalk, the singer’s trademark backwards shuffle, by sending messages via Twitter and Facebook. His messages went “viral” –spreading like wildfire around the Internet — as the number of people wanting to join his impromptu “flash mob” event far exceeded his expectations: “I don’t know what I’ve unleashed here,” Yiannopoulos, who said he doesn’t even know how to moonwalk, told CNN
Jackson fans stage mass ‘moonwalk’ in London
A huge crowd gathered in London, UK on Friday for a mass "moonwalk" — paying tribute to Michael Jackson by dancing to his most iconic songs and replicating his famous walk. The horde of people gathered on the streets outside Liverpool Street train station, one of the city’s major transport hubs, and burst out into cheers, chants and dances to the tunes of “Billie Jean,” “Bad” and “Thriller.” Life-long Jackson fan Milo Yiannopoulos organized the moonwalk, the singer’s trademark backwards shuffle, by sending messages via Twitter and Facebook.