CNN Wire | April 25, 2015
A massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Nepal less than 50 miles from the capital, Kathmandu, the U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday. Witnesses said people were killed and injured, and historic buildings in Kathmandu had tumbled to the ground.
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DHARAMSALA, Apr 19: One day the Chinese government will discover that freedom is cheaper than oppression, said Arch Bishop Reverend Desmond Tutu at Upper TCV School, Dharamsala.
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DHARAMSALA, April 22: Chinese authorities have arbitrarily arrested an outspoken Tibetan writer on Apr 17 from restive Ngaba County, traditionally part of Amdo Province but presently incorporated into Sichuan Province.
Read more[Reuters] ISLAMABAD, Apr 21: China and Pakistan launched a plan on Monday for energy and infrastructure projects in Pakistan worth US$46 billion, linking their economies and underscoring China’s economic ambitions in Asia and beyond.
Read moreNaresh K Thakur, Hindustan Times | April 20, 2015
Dharamsala – Even as China’s state council, in a new white paper, lauds Tibet’s current “path of development” and denounces the spiritual leader the Dalai Lama as well as his “middle way approach”, the Tibetan government-in-exile terms the paper an attempt to whitewash the “tragic” reality on roof of the world.
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DHARAMSALA, Apr 21: The Central Tibetan Administration today called upon the international community and Tibet supporters worldwide to join Tibetans
Read moreNaresh K Thakur, Hindustan Times | April 18, 2015
South African anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Saturday reached Dharamsala to meet his long-time friend and fellow Nobel Peace laureate the Dalai Lama.
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DHARAMSALA, Apr 20: Ney Kyab, a 45-yr-old Tibetan father of seven children has died after setting himself on fire on Apr 16 in restive Ngaba County in eastern Tibet.
Read moreBrahma Chellaney, Hindustan Times|April 14, 2015
The hype over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit next month is likely to obscure the underlying strategic dissonance and tensions between the world’s two most populous countries on issues extending from land and water to geopolitical aims.
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[dalailama.com] Tokyo, Japan 12 April 2015: The weather was bright once more today and, being a Sunday morning, the
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