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Kunming knife attack: China puts 4 suspected militants on trial

Four suspected militants from Muslim-majority Xinjiang, accused of killing 31 people in a knife attack at a railway station in Kunming early this year, went on trial today in China's southwestern Yunnan Province.

China earthquake death toll nears 600; 4,200 people evacuated

The death toll in a powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China neared 600 on Wednesday as 4,200 people were evacuated after artificial lakes formed by the landslides posed a risk of flooding.

China earthquake death toll jumps to 589; 2,400 injured

Thousands of troops and hundreds of volunteers have rushed to Ludian to dig out possible survivors from the debris, but landslides and bouts of heavy rains have complicated rescue efforts.

China quake toll jumps to 589, volunteers asked to stay away

As of 10.30 on Wednesday... 589 people have died" after Sunday's magnitude 6.1 quake in the southwestern province of Yunnan, China's ministry of civil affairs said on its website.

China tells well meaning volunteers to stay away from quake zone

Rescue efforts in the southwestern province of Yunnan, where at least 410 people died in Sunday's 6.1-magnitude quake, have also been hampered by landslides blocking roads.

China earthquake death toll rises to 410, at least 2,373 others injured

The toll in the earthquake that rattled southwest China's Yunnan province Sunday has gone up 410, officials said Tuesday

Flooding imminent due to lakes formed by earthquake in China

Landslides have created barrier lakes where water levels were rising to pose a new threat to about 800 residents and seven power stations downstream.

South China quake: Grim reality sets in as rescuers dig out bodies

Rescuers searched in the rubble of a quake-struck Chinese village Tuesday, with relatives facing the stark probability that only the remains of their loved ones could be found.

Death toll from earthquake in south China rises to 398

Rescuers dug through shattered homes looking for survivors of a strong earthquake in southern China's Yunnan province as the death toll rose to at least 398 people.

Death toll from China quake now at 381, injured at 1,800

Overhead footage of the quake zone shot by state broadcaster CCTV showed older houses flattened but newer multistory buildings still standing.