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US Trying To "Meddle" In Tibet Under Garb Of "Religious Freedoms": China
China accused the US on Monday of using the United Nations to "meddle" in Tibet, as Washington intensifies its bid to prevent Beijing from handpicking the Dalai Lama's successor.
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China Destroying Tibet's Environment, Say Tibetan Lawmakers In Mumbai
Members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile are visiting Mumbai to create awareness about the environmental degradation in Tibet due to China's activities in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) or the Tibetan Plateau.
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Shanghai Airlines Plane Slides Off Icy Taxiway In China Before Take Off
A Shanghai Airlines passenger plane today slid off an icy taxiway before take-off due to improper operation by the crew at an airport in northwest China.
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542 Passengers Evacuated From Vehicles After Blizzard Hits China's Xinjiang
Rescuers in China have evacuated 542 passengers from their vehicles after they were trapped in a blizzard in northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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Dalai Lama to Visit Britain Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jingping's Visit
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit Britain next week and again in September but will not meet any officials, his office said on today, just ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to the country in October.
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Flags Off Kailash Mansarovar Yatra Through New Route
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for Kailash Mansarovar yatra in Tibetan Autonomous Region of China through a new route via Nathu La pass which was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit last September.
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China's 11th Panchen Lama Promises Chinese President Xi Jinping he Will Uphold National Unity
Although officially atheist, China selected Gyaltsen Norbu as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995, in a drive to win the hearts and minds of Tibetans.
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino Urges Congress to Push Ahead With Muslim Autonomous Region
Philippine President Benigno Aquino today urged lawmakers to resume debating a proposed law on an autonomous territory in the Muslim south, in a bid to end a 45-year conflict that has killed 120,000 people.
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Kurds Emerge as Winners in Iraq Chaos
Among rolling wheat fields with machine-gun fire rattling in the distance, Kurdish fighters patrol the new frontier of their autonomous region of northern Iraq, dozens of miles from their official border. In front of them are Islamic militants, behind them is the Kurds' newly captured prize, stretches of oil-rich territory.
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Man climbs on a crane to commit suicide
A man was rescued from attempting to commit suicide by jumping from a tower crane on Tuesday at a construction site in south China. The man was found sitting on the tip of the crane's arm when firefighters arrived. His friend, who failed to convince him not to climb the crane, had called 119. He was talking to him on his cell phone at the base of t...
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US Trying To "Meddle" In Tibet Under Garb Of "Religious Freedoms": China
China accused the US on Monday of using the United Nations to "meddle" in Tibet, as Washington intensifies its bid to prevent Beijing from handpicking the Dalai Lama's successor.
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China Destroying Tibet's Environment, Say Tibetan Lawmakers In Mumbai
Members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile are visiting Mumbai to create awareness about the environmental degradation in Tibet due to China's activities in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) or the Tibetan Plateau.
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Shanghai Airlines Plane Slides Off Icy Taxiway In China Before Take Off
A Shanghai Airlines passenger plane today slid off an icy taxiway before take-off due to improper operation by the crew at an airport in northwest China.
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542 Passengers Evacuated From Vehicles After Blizzard Hits China's Xinjiang
Rescuers in China have evacuated 542 passengers from their vehicles after they were trapped in a blizzard in northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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Dalai Lama to Visit Britain Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jingping's Visit
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit Britain next week and again in September but will not meet any officials, his office said on today, just ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to the country in October.
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Flags Off Kailash Mansarovar Yatra Through New Route
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for Kailash Mansarovar yatra in Tibetan Autonomous Region of China through a new route via Nathu La pass which was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit last September.
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China's 11th Panchen Lama Promises Chinese President Xi Jinping he Will Uphold National Unity
Although officially atheist, China selected Gyaltsen Norbu as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995, in a drive to win the hearts and minds of Tibetans.
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino Urges Congress to Push Ahead With Muslim Autonomous Region
Philippine President Benigno Aquino today urged lawmakers to resume debating a proposed law on an autonomous territory in the Muslim south, in a bid to end a 45-year conflict that has killed 120,000 people.
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Kurds Emerge as Winners in Iraq Chaos
Among rolling wheat fields with machine-gun fire rattling in the distance, Kurdish fighters patrol the new frontier of their autonomous region of northern Iraq, dozens of miles from their official border. In front of them are Islamic militants, behind them is the Kurds' newly captured prize, stretches of oil-rich territory.
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Man climbs on a crane to commit suicide
A man was rescued from attempting to commit suicide by jumping from a tower crane on Tuesday at a construction site in south China. The man was found sitting on the tip of the crane's arm when firefighters arrived. His friend, who failed to convince him not to climb the crane, had called 119. He was talking to him on his cell phone at the base of t...
