The Christian Science Monitor
ments As Tibetan New Year approaches, China tightens grip A senior Chinese official has ordered tighter security in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and on main roads following deadly protests in Tibetan-inhabited Sichuan province. By Peter Ford , Staff...
China News
Tibet Airlines will launch three regular flights linking cities in the plateau region of Tibet with other Chinese cities this week in a move to meet the growing market demand, a company spokesman said Tuesday. Of the new air routes, the Chengdu-...
The Guardian
Associated Press in Beijing A Tibetan monk in Danba, Sichuan province. Chinese officials have increased checks on roads from the province into Lhasa to try to prevent the spread of protests. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters A senior official in...
CNN
Police in the northern Afghanistan province of Kunduz are looking for a man they say strangled his wife after she bore him a third child that was not a son. Sher Mohammed, 29, married his 22-year-old wife, Storay, four years ago, police said.
BBC South Asia
Lhasa Communist Party secretary Qi Zhala also warned of a crackdown on those involved in "separatist, destructive and criminal" activities. The move came after protesters clashed with security forces in parts of Sichuan province last week. At least...
Phayul
The Walk for Faith and Peace in Tibet' formally concluded yesterday with a press conference held at the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala. On the road for over three weeks, the four voluntary marchers had begun their walk on January 9 from...