China: Tibet independence 'doomed'

" China has dismissed suggestions that a meeting of Tibetan exiles may step up efforts to seek independence for their homeland, saying any such moves were "doomed to fail". The comments from China's foreign...

China welcomes UK Tibet decision

"China welcomes UK Tibet decision Zhu Weiqun speaks on Tibet A senior Chinese official has welcomed the UK's decision to recognise Beijing's direct rule over...

China 'frees Tibetan protesters'

China has now released over 1,000 people from jail that were involved in the unrest in Tibet earlier this year."The official Xinhua news agency quoted a senior official saying those freed had been held for minor...

Obama pledges Cuba policy change

If elected the next US president, Barack Obama says his will seek direct diplomacy with communist Cuba."The frontrunner for his party's nomination for the presidency was speaking to Cuban exiles in Florida.Mr...

Mass Arrests in All-Women Protest

Around 560 women have been arrested during demonstrations in Nepal against China's crackdown on Tibet."In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu were quickly stopped by police.It was...

Tibetan Exiles, Chinese Authorities Give Conflicting Reports on Unrest in China

A day after China sentenced 30 protesters involved in both peaceful and violent protests, the Tibetan exiles and Chinese Government have both released separate reports detailing the incident, which left a country police chief and ringleader of a riot dead.The Indian-based...

Two killed in Tibet-linked clash

China's state media is reporting that two people have been killed in western China when police moved to arrest an alleged pro-Tibet rioter."A policeman and the suspect were shot dead in the incident in Dari...

Nepal arrests Tibetan protesters

By Charles HavilandBBC News, KathmanduPolice in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu have arrested several hundred Tibetan exiles. The Tibetans, members of the refugee community, were demonstrating near Chinese...

Tibet Protesters Halt Activities During Nepal Elections After Chinese Threats

Tibetan Exiles have agreed to halt protests during elections in Nepal for the next two weeks after China's envoy warned of continued arrests if they kept protesting. The exiles promise to continue protests after...

Fidel Castro’s Victims of His Revolution Documented

Does anyone know how it feels to want freedom so badly that they would risk everything to try to escape their homeland not knowing if the Cuban Coast Guard or the sharks will kill you before you reach freedom.. ...

When Castro dies, party's on

"One day, very possibly one day soon, ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro will die -- and a nascent committee sponsored by the city of Miami wants to be ready. So it's planning a party. The event, still in the very early planning stage, would be held in Little Havana's Orange...

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Winds of change may sweep few exiles back to Cuba (Reuters)

" MIAMI (Reuters) - A lot more than the treacherous Florida Straits separates Miami's Cuban exiles from their homeland just 90 miles off the southern tip of Florida. But the handover of power by ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web "...

Exiles celebrate in Miami over Castro's news - Reuters

" news Email This Article | Print This Article | Reprints [ - ] Text [ + ] By Jim Loney MIAMI (Reuters) - Beating on cooking pots and honking car horns, hundreds of Cuban exiles streamed into the streets of Miami's Little Havana to celebrate news that Cuban President Fidel...

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