On Eid, Xinjiang imams defend China against US criticism May 13, 2021 at 12:26AM

Muslim leaders from the Xinjiang region rejected Western allegations that China is suppressing religious freedom, speaking at a reception Thursday for foreign diplomats and media at the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

US Covid deaths hit lowest level in 10 months May 12, 2021 at 09:50PM

Covid-19 deaths in the United States have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day - the lowest level in 10 months - with the number of lives lost dropping to single digits in well over half the states and, on some days, hitting zero.

'Saudi releases Bin Laden patriarch held in Ritz crackdown' May 12, 2021 at 09:02PM

The former chairman of the Bin Laden Group, Bakr bin Laden, was reunited last week with his family in the Red Sea city of Jeddah after being freed from an undisclosed detention site, two people close to his family said.

'China uses coercive policies to drive down Uyghur birth rates' May 12, 2021 at 08:07PM

Coercive policies in China's far western region of Xinjiang have led to a sharp decline in birth rates for Uyghurs and other minorities, which could add to evidence of genocide, an Australian think tank said in a report released on Wednesday.