Earthquake destroys over 2,000 Houses in Northwest China

    An earthquake in the northwest region of China destroyed 2,100 houses on Friday, leaving 8,000 people homeless, the Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.     The earthquake measured 5.7 points on the Richter scale, and rocked northwest China's Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region, on the border with Kazakhstan.     According to Xinhua, no...