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A total of 111 inmates were killed during the riot, with no casualties on the police side.
US President Barack Obama also sent a congratulatory letter to the launch ceremony.
The Chinese government has allocated $160 million for disaster relief efforts.
The earthquake jolted Lushan county of Ya'an City at 8:02 a.m. Beijing Time.
Analysts are downplaying a connection between the Boston Marathon bombings and Russia.
The government has ordered the suspension of wild bird sales to prevent spread of the H7N9 bird flu.
The president of the World Bank recently visited all of the BRICS countries.
India's finance minister is currently in Washington to attend the annual Spring meeting of the IMF and the World Bank.
The main principles on the establishment of the BRICS bank will be worked out by Autumn, says Sergei Storchak.
China and India also discussed the tapping of large mineral resources in Afghanistan, among major multilateral projects.
