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Chinese authorities have imposed a security lockdown in Tibet as the Himalayan region this week marks the sensitive 50th anniversary of a failed uprising that sent the Dalai Lama into exile. China's leaders are desperate to prevent protests by Tibetan monks and nomads after violent unrest last year embarrassed the leadership in the lead-up to the Olympics in Beijing. The Dalai Lama has c ... read more
Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2009China on Sunday sought to justify a security lockdown in Tibet with a commentary on state media saying it was necessary to protect people against fresh violence in the Himalayan region. The article, published by the Xinhua news agency, appeared aimed at countering any foreign criticism of dramatically tightened security ahead of Tuesday's sensitive anniversary of an anti-Chinese uprising. ... more |
In Finland, kids take hovercraft to school over frozen Baltic Sea
Four dead, at least 12 injured after tornados hit Michigan: US media Italy challenges EU over key climate tool Press Release from Business Wire: Onego Bio Swiss to vote on creating giant 'climate fund' After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan minerals US interior secretary visits Caracas in quest for minerals Denmark inaugurates first flight with sustainable fuel Attack at DR Congo nature park kills five Attack on DR Congo nature park HQ kills five 
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Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2009China declined on Sunday to reveal how many schoolchildren were killed in last year's devastating earthquake, saying the politically sensitive figure still was not calculated nearly 10 months later. Schools bore the brunt of the May 12 quake in Sichuan province, with thousands collapsing on top of their students, fuelling angry charges from parents that official corruption had led to shoddy ... more 
Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2009China Saturday accused the Dalai Lama of seeking to carve out a "Greater Tibet" and warned other countries to shun contact with him just days before a sensitive anniversary in the tense region. Beijing has made similar accusations before, but Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's comments come amid a lockdown of Tibetan regions for Tuesday's 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rul ... more 
Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2009Tibet has asked for more police and other security personnel, one of the region's top leaders said Friday, expressing fears that the Dalai Lama's supporters could create unrest. Exiled Tibetan groups have warned of possible unrest in the region this year to coincide with the 50th anniversaries of an uprising against Chinese rule and the Dalai Lama's exile. "Our forces are not enough," Qi ... more  
Moscow (AFP) March 6, 2009Russian environmentalists on Friday vowed a campaign against top officials who hunt endangered species from helicopters, after a crash in January highlighted the practice. The Russian chapter of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said it had lodged a complaint with prosecutors over the investigation into a January 9 helicopter crash in the mountainous Altai region, alleging irregularities in the ... more |
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Washington (AFP) March 8, 2009The only influence on American politics to match the magnitude of the economic crisis might be the scale of ambition pulsing through President Barack Obama's administration. An energetic Obama, reasoning that desperate times require daring measures, is refusing to compromise his goal of forging profound political change despite plunging stock markets, wobbling banks and global contagion. ... more 
Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2009A top official warned Friday the security situation in China's restive region of Xinjiang would be "more severe" this year, sparking further concern of unrest ahead of sensitive anniversaries. The vast desert area of Xinjiang in China's remote northwest is home to more than eight million Uighurs, Muslims who have complained for decades of political and religious repression. China has acc ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) March 6, 2009Hong Kong authorities said Friday that a dead chicken found in the southern Chinese territory had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus. The government said laboratory tests had confirmed that the chicken found floating in the sea off Hong Kong on March 2 carried the deadly strain. The statement said there were no poultry farms within three kilometres (two mile ... more  
Melbourne (AFP) March 6, 2009Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, was shaken by an earthquake Friday, but police said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Residents reported buildings shaking across the metropolitan area and other parts of southeastern Victoria state, recently ravaged by wildfires which killed 210 people. "Being so close to the fire areas and having been on alert the last ... more |
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