http://www.mail.com/locations/15120-tibet.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/15120-tibet.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095896-chinese-premier-visits-india-to-boost-ties.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties. Premier Li Keqiang met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the two leaders emphasized that efforts sh... Sun, 19 May 2013 17:49:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095896-chinese-premier-visits-india-to-boost-ties.html 2013-05-19T17:49:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986694-china-landslide-buries-83-tibet-gold-mine-area.html BEIJING (AP) — No signs of life have been detected at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet more than 24 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 workers, Chinese state media said Saturday. The state-run China Central Television said more than 2,000 rescuers have been dispatched to Lhasa's Maizhokunggar county to search for the buried. About ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:02:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986694-china-landslide-buries-83-tibet-gold-mine-area.html 2013-03-30T03:02:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1984130-chinas-lady-serenaded-tiananmen-troops.html BEIJING (AP) — A photo of China's new first lady Peng Liyuan in younger days, singing to martial-law troops following the 1989 bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, flickered across Chinese cyberspace this week. It was swiftly scrubbed from China's Internet before it could generate discussion online. But the image — seen and shared by out... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:09:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1984130-chinas-lady-serenaded-tiananmen-troops.html 2013-03-29T01:09:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937308-china-rebukes-monastery-heart-fiery-protests.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials on Thursday castigated a Tibetan monastery at the center of a wave of self-immolations, saying it has been inciting the fiery protests. They also indicated that authorities will not relax controls over the region. Wu Zegang, the governor of Aba prefecture in southwest China, said Thursday the local Kirti monastery was coll... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:34:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937308-china-rebukes-monastery-heart-fiery-protests.html 2013-03-07T06:34:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915320-tibetan-monks-self-immolate-anti-china-protest.html BEIJING (AP) — Two Tibetan monks in their early 20s set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule near dozens of pilgrims who had gathered for prayers to mark the end of the Tibetan New Year festival, a Tibet rights group said. Both died. A third monk was taken to a hospital after setting himself alight in a separate incident, another group reported. His condition a... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:13:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915320-tibetan-monks-self-immolate-anti-china-protest.html 2013-02-26T12:13:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888248-tibetan-protester-sets-fire-nepal.html KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Tibetan protester doused himself with gasoline, set himself ablaze and chanted anti-China slogans as he ran down a street in Nepal's capital Wednesday, the latest in a string of self-immolations protesting China's rule over Tibet. The dramatic protest marked the 101st time since 2009 that a Tibetan monk, nun or layperson has set t... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:32:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888248-tibetan-protester-sets-fire-nepal.html 2013-02-13T10:32:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1877048-china-jails-1-detains-70-to-quell-tibet-protests.html BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan man to 13 years in prison Friday for goading a monk to self-immolate, as Beijing steps up a crackdown on self-immolations aimed at protesting communist rule. The sentence by a court in the northwestern province of Qinghai follows a news report that the Chinese government has detained 70 people in the prov... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1877048-china-jails-1-detains-70-to-quell-tibet-protests.html 2013-02-08T12:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1876550-china-detains-70-crackdown-tibet-protests.html BEIJING (AP) — China's government says it has detained 70 people in ethnic Tibetan areas as it steps up a crackdown on self-immolations aimed at protesting communist rule. The detentions came as Beijing stepped up efforts to blame the exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, for protests in which nearly 100 Tibetan monks, nuns and lay people have set themse... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1876550-china-detains-70-crackdown-tibet-protests.html 2013-02-08T02:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860888-china-punishes-tibetans-self-immolation-cases.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese courts convicted eight Tibetans over accusations they incited others to self-immolate in the first such prosecutions to become publicly known, showing Beijing's resolve to stamp out the protests by criminalizing both the protesters and their supporters. The convictions Thursday, reported by the official Xinhua News agency, also appe... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860888-china-punishes-tibetans-self-immolation-cases.html 2013-02-01T01:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829102-tibet-burns-china-arrests-seizes-tvs.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are responding to an intensified wave of Tibetan self-immolation protests against Chinese rule by clamping down even harder — criminalizing the suicides, arresting protesters' friends and even confiscating thousands of satellite TV dishes. The harsh measures provide an early indication that the country's new leadership i... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829102-tibet-burns-china-arrests-seizes-tvs.html 2013-01-18T07:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1815502-chinese-painter-portrays-tibet-self-immolators.html BEIJING (AP) — Beijing-based artist Liu Yi is working on a series of black-and-white portraits he knows will never be shown in a Chinese gallery. His varied subjects — men and women, young and old, smiling and pensive — have one thing in common: They are Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest repressive Chinese rule. Liu wants to paint a port... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1815502-chinese-painter-portrays-tibet-self-immolators.html 2013-01-12T06:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1810550-indian-park-battles-poachers-targeting-rhino-horn.html KAZIRANGA, India (AP) — Out of the early morning mists and tall grass of northeast India emerges a massive creature with a dinosaur-like face, having survived millions of years despite a curse — literally on its head. As elephant-borne riders approach, the formidable hulk sniffs the air for danger, then resumes its breakfast.      This is Kaziranga, refug... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1810550-indian-park-battles-poachers-targeting-rhino-horn.html 2013-01-10T06:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1803546-brad-pitt-tweets-to-chinese-that-hes-coming.html BEIJING (AP) — Brad Pitt is now on China's version of Twitter, and his first enigmatic tweet drew thousands of comments. Just as mysteriously, it later disappeared. The actor's verified Sina Weibo account sent the message Monday: "It is the truth. Yup, I'm coming." That was forwarded more than 31,000 times and netted over 14,000 comments, many expressing ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1803546-brad-pitt-tweets-to-chinese-that-hes-coming.html 2013-01-08T03:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754998-chinese-police-accuse-monk-inciting-immolations.html BEIJING (AP) — Police detained a monk and his nephew in China's Sichuan province and accused them of instigating the self-immolations of eight ethnic Tibetans on the instructions of the Dalai Lama and his followers, state media said. The report in the official Xinhua News Agency did not detail what evidence police had of the exiled Buddhist spiritual lead... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754998-chinese-police-accuse-monk-inciting-immolations.html 2012-12-09T23:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728066-tibetan-protests-chinese-rule-phase.html BEIJING (AP) — Two dozen Tibetans have set themselves on fire in western China this month in a dramatic acceleration of the protests against authoritarian Chinese rule, activist groups say. The surge in self-immolations, along with an increase in large demonstrations, marks a new phase in the Tibetan protests. At least 86 people have set themselves on fir... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728066-tibetan-protests-chinese-rule-phase.html 2012-11-29T00:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725182-tibetan-students-west-china-clash-with-police.html BEIJING (AP) — Four more ethnic Tibetans have self-immolated to protest Chinese rule and at least 20 were hospitalized after clashing with police in a protest over a government booklet calling the Tibetan language irrelevant, a report and exile groups said Tuesday. More than 80 Tibetans in China have set themselves on fire since 2009 in protest against wh... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725182-tibetan-students-west-china-clash-with-police.html 2012-11-27T02:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1723334-elton-john-dedicates-beijing-to-dissident.html BEIJING (AP) — Pop icon Elton John publicly dedicated his only concert in Beijing to Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwei, sending a murmur of shock through an audience accustomed to tight censorship of entertainment. Minutes into a more than two-hour show Sunday night, John told the audience that the performance was dedicated "to the spirit and ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1723334-elton-john-dedicates-beijing-to-dissident.html 2012-11-26T08:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719620-tibetan-man-sets-fire-protest-china.html BEIJING (AP) — A Tibetan herdsman has died after setting himself on fire in northwest China's Qinghai province, state media reported Saturday, in the latest in a series of protests against Chinese rule. The official Xinhua News Agency says Dazheng, 27, self-immolated in Zekog county on Friday night but provides no further details about why the man set him... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719620-tibetan-man-sets-fire-protest-china.html 2012-11-24T03:18:00Z