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News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 year ago
Chinese media say Tibetan authorities have arrested several people in connection with last Friday's violent anti-government protests in Lhasa and confirmed for the first time that they have spread to other provinces. In its Thursday edition, the...
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News Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
| about 1 year ago
Tibet's spiritual and political leader says he would not meet with Chinese leaders in Beijing unless there was ''a real concrete development.'' But he says he would be ''happy'' to meet them elsewhere. He spoke a day after China's Foreign...
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News Source: Associated Press
| about 1 year ago
India (AP) -- The Dalai Lama says he's willing to meet with Chinese leaders, including President Hu Jintao. But Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader said Thursday he would not meet with Chinese leaders in Beijing unless there was "a real concrete...
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News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
March 20 (Xinhua) -- Yasser Abed Rabbo, member of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee, accused Israel on Thursday for acting to weaken the ability of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). "The Israeli government has...
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News Source: ITN
| about 1 year ago
Lhasa deputy chief prosecutor Xie Yanjun They were the first arrests announced since unrest erupted across Tibet and many more are expected to follow. Some groups outside China claim hundreds of Tibetans may have already been detained. Lhasa deputy...
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News Source: The Herald
| about 1 year ago
China's premier told British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday that he is prepared to hold discussions on Tibet with the Dalai Lama, Brown said. Brown, who has been working to strengthen Britain's ties with China, said he spoke with Premier...
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News Source: The Mercury News
| about 1 year ago
China cranked up its attack on the Dalai Lama on Wednesday, with one official calling him "a wolf in a monk's robe" and "a devil with a human face." Beijing's vilification of Buddhism's supreme spiritual leader came as some Tibetan activists rallied..
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News Source: Turkish Daily News
| about 1 year ago
Agence France-Presse China said yesterday it was engaged in a “life or death struggle” over Tibet as dramatic footage emerged of Tibetan protesters rampaging on horseback and hoisting their national flag. With China deploying a massive security.
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News Source: Turkish Press
| about 1 year ago
Taiwan's presidential contest has narrowed amid the fallout of China's military crackdown in Tibet as the two candidates pressed for support two days ahead of the vote, analysts said Thursday. They said China's response to unrest in Tibet has...
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News Source: Turkish Press
| about 1 year ago
Five-time gold medal swimmer Ian Thorpe said Thursday that Australian athletes should not boycott this year's Beijing Olympics in response to China's crackdown on Tibetan demonstrators. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has also rejected calls...