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Tibetan immolation prompts big gathering: groupsBeijing (AFP) March 18, 2012 A Tibetan father-of-three set himself on fire in China, prompting a large gathering of monks and lay people, rights groups said, as tensions in Tibetan-inhabited areas show no signs of abating. Sonam Dargye, 43, died after setting himself on fire Saturday in Tongren in the northwestern province of Qinghai - the third Tibetan to self-immolate in protest against Chinese rule in four days - prompting a mass prayer vigil. According to the London-based Free Tibet, thousands of Tibetans gathered in ... read more |
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  Scientists detect seismic signals from tornado An Indiana University geophysical experiment detected unusual seismic signals associated with tornadoes that struck regions across the Midwest last week - information that may have value for meteoro ... more | .. |
  Groups lists 'enemies of the Internet' Reporters Without Borders says it has added Bahrain and Belarus to 10 other nations on its annual list of "enemies of the Internet." ... more | .. |
  UN leader backs NATO over Libya air strikes UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday threw his weight behind a UN report which said NATO did not deliberately target civilians during its air strikes in Libya last year. ... more | .. |
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 Fresh turmoil in China's Tibetan areas after 2008 unrest Armed police in full riot gear stand guard along the main street in Aba, a small Chinese town where a young monk burned himself to death last March, setting off a series of self-immolations. ... more | .. |
 Carter asks Nepal leaders to compromise for peace Former US president Jimmy Carter called Wednesday for compromises among Nepal's rival political factions to set the country on the road to peace, six years after the end of civil war. ... more | .. |
  Mauritius, Seychelles to jointly manage Indian Ocean shelf Mauritius and the Seychelles on Tuesday signed a pact to jointly manage a continental shelf in the Indian Ocean spanning 396,000 square kilometres in what was described as a pathbreaking accord. ... more | .. |
  India's spy satellite to be launched in April A wholly Indian-built spy/surveillance satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - that can see through clouds and fog and has very high- resolution imaging is slated for launch in April, a seni ... more |
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  India, China battle it out over Buddhism The sudden decision of India and China to drop the meeting of their special representatives only a day before it was scheduled in Beijing has brought a cold war on Buddhism out in the open. Ch ... more | .. |
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 US concerned after new Sri Lanka rights charges The United States voiced concern Tuesday over human rights in Sri Lanka and urged accountability after allegations that troops summarily killed the 12-year-old son of the Tamil Tiger rebel chief. ... more |
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  Paramilitaries face trial for 1982 massacre of 256 Indians Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries are set for trial Wednesday for the massacre of 256 Indians during the country's civil war, human rights activists said. ... more | .. |
 The disappearing ponds of Kashmir Thirty years ago, Avend village in the south Kashmir district of Shopian was also called "Talaab Gaam" because of dozens of fresh water ponds surrounding it. All but one of these ponds have now disa ... more | .. |
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 Tibetan monk self-immolates in China: rights group A Tibetan teenager set himself on fire in southwest China and died on Saturday, the sensitive anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight into exile in 1959, a rights group and US broadcaster said. ... more |
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 Nepal Tibetans 'suffocated' by Chinese influence At a cafe near a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, Tsewang Dolma stirs her iced tea nervously as she talks of her fears for the future of her people. ... more | .. |
  New Research Helps to Identify Ancient Droughts in China Drought events are largely unknown in Earth's history, because reconstruction of ancient hydrological conditions remains difficult due to lack of proxy. New GEOLOGY research supported by China's NNS ... more | .. |
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 Indian ban hits Israel's defense industry India's blacklisting of Israel Military Industries, a major arms manufacturer, because of alleged massive kickbacks is the final chapter in a 2009 bribery scandal that has dogged links between the Jewish state's defense industry and one of its biggest customers. ... more | .. |
Tibet exiles blame China 'hardliners' for immolations Tibet's government-in-exile on Saturday blamed China's "hardline" leaders for a string of Tibetan self-immolations as it marked the anniversary of the Dalai Lama's failed revolt against Chinese rule. ... more | .. |
'Uprising Day' plans muted by China clampdown As the anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight into exile, March 10 has traditionally been a flashpoint for unrest in China's vast Tibetan-inhabited regions. ... more |
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 China tells US committed to 'peaceful development' China's foreign minister said Wednesday that the growing Asian power was committed to peaceful development as he warned the United States not to cause "setbacks" in relations over Tibet and Taiwan. ... more | .. |
Saudi diplomat shot dead in Bangladesh Bangladeshi police are investigating the shooting death of a Saudi Arabian diplomat in the capital Dhaka. ... more | .. |
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 Israel 'surprised' by India arms sale ban Israel's defence ministry said on Tuesday it was surprised by India's decision to blacklist six weapons firms, including a top Israeli manufacturer, in connection with a 2009 bribery scandal. ... more | .. |
  Sand layer plays a key role in protecting the underlying permafrost in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau The permafrost is degrading, and at the same time, the desertification is also developing at the surface of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, under the condition of global warming. Sand layer is accelerated pe ... more | .. |
Tibetan teen self-immolates in China: exile groups A teenager has become the third Tibetan to self-immolate in China in as many days, exile groups said, as Beijing tightens security ahead of the sensitive anniversary of deadly 2008 riots. ... more |
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