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Mount Everest Death Toll at Four with One Missing

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

It was rush hour on Mount Everest this weekend with 150 climbers reaching the summit, including a 73-year-old woman, but the world\'s tallest peak also claimed the lives

China dismisses Dalai Lama murder plot claim

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

BEIJING China has accused the Dalai Lama of "deceiving the world" and "spreading false information" after Tibet\'s exiled spiritual leader said h

US seeks protection for the Dalai Lama

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

Washington: The US Tuesday urged all people concerned to protect the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in view of allegations of a Chinese plot to assassinate him

Adam Yauch Radio Veteran Matt Pinfield Pays Tribute

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

The last time I saw Adam Yauch was in late spring 2008. I was walking in the West Village, heard my name, turned around, and there he was with his then-10-year-old daught

Loss of the Beastie Boys" Adam Yauch felt across borders

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

The Beastie Boys blared from the stereo at Three Aces, a restaurant-bar in Chicago"s University Village neighborhood, on Friday afternoon.

"Isn"t it sad?" our

Tibetan exile who set self on fire in India dies

in International - Wed March 28, 2012

A Tibetan exile who set himself on fire in India to protest a visit by China\'s president died Wednesday, while hundreds of other activists were being detained.

Tibetan exile lights self on fire at anti-China protest in

in International - Tue March 27, 2012

NEW DELHI - A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a demonstration in the Indian capital Monday, just ahead of a visit by China"s president and

Briefly World: Belgian mosque attacked, imam dies

in International - Wed March 14, 2012

BRUSSELS: Belgium"s Muslim leaders called for calm on Tuesday after an attack on a mosque in a suburb of Brussels killed the imam and injured another man shortly afte

China calls for boost in domestic consumption

in International - Mon March 05, 2012

CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - The Globe and Mail

China\'s premier on Monday called for a boost in domestic consumption to keep the economy

For Beijing, it\'s no more Mr Abstention

in International - Tue February 28, 2012

When China and Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution this month calling on Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad to step down, they revived fears th

Czech revolution icon Vaclav Havel dies at 75

in International - Mon December 19, 2011

PRAGUE: Former Czech president and hero of the Velvet Revolution Vaclav Havel, who steered his country to independence from Soviet rule in 1989, died on Sunday at the age of

Karmapa Lama: Indian police charge Tibetan exile leader

in International - Thu December 08, 2011

Indian police have charged exiled Tibetan leader the Karmapa Lama after seizing about $1.4m (900,000) in cash at his monastery in Dharamsala.

They allege the ca

Tenth Tibetan monk burns self in west China

in International - Wed October 26, 2011

(Reuters): A Tibetan Buddhist monk doused himself in fuel and set himself ablaze in far western China on Tuesday, the tenth ethnic Tibetan this year to resort to th

China Tibetan Buddhists live in fear after immolations

in International - Thu October 20, 2011

SHANBA, China: A Tibetan lama in southwest China dodges questions about a wave of self-immolations in the region, saying his monks are forbidden even to speak about

Tibetan nun burns to death

in International - Wed October 19, 2011

A Tibetan nun burned to death when she set herself on fire in Aba county, Sichuan province, marking the latest incident in a string of self-immolations to protest a

India plans strategic rail links near China border

in International - Sat August 06, 2011

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India plans to build three strategic rail links close to its disputed border with China, according to a government report that highlights the huge challeng

China rejects US group report on religious freedom

in International - Thu May 05, 2011

BEIJING : Beijing on Wednesday rejected a US commission report accusing China and other countries of seriously violating religious freedoms, saying the board that wrote it s

Minorities must be part of new Middle East: Clinton

in International - Sat April 16, 2011

BERLIN : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged a broad role for religious minorities and women in a changing Middle East, warning that a wave of democratic u

Tibet won t fall apart if Dalai Lama dies: China

in International - Tue March 08, 2011

BEIJING   : A Chinese government official said Monday there will be small shock waves in Tibet when the Dalai Lama dies but that the Communist leadership will not

14 roof-riders die in Indian train accident

in International - Wed February 02, 2011

LUCKNOW  : At least 14 people travelling on the roof of a packed train in northern India were swept to their deaths on Tuesday after hitting a bridge, railway and hospi

China says reports of troops in Pakistan wrong

in National - Fri September 03, 2010

BEIJING  : China on Thursday dismissed reports saying troops of the People s Liberation Army are in Gilgit-Baltistan. The International Herald Tribune, the global editi

China mudslides leave 127 dead, 1,300 missing

in International - Mon August 09, 2010

BEIJING: At least 127 people were killed and nearly 1,300 missing on Sunday after mudslides swept away homes and destroyed roads in northwestern China as the nation battled

UN concerned over Nepal s repatriation of Tibetans

in International - Thu July 29, 2010

KATHMANDU: Nepal has forcibly repatriated three Tibetan refugees, the United Nations said on Wednesday, adding it was extremely concerned by the move.    

Melting mountains put Asians at risk

in International - Fri June 11, 2010

SINGAPORE: Increased melting of glaciers and snow in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau threatens the food security of millions of people in Asia, a study shows, with Pakista

Sarkozy and Hu bury hatchet in Beijing talks

in International - Thu April 29, 2010

France and China on Wednesday pledged to draw a line under past tensions over Tibet and breathe new life into their relationship by working together on issues from global mo