http://www.voatibetanenglish.com Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.voanews.com/img/voa/rssLogo_VOA.gif http://www.voatibetanenglish.com en-CN 2012 - VOA 60 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:29:21 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA Watch Kunleng TV LIVE! (Windows) Kunleng discusses the Dalai Lama’s public talks, teachings, and conferences taking place during his ongoing visit to the United States. Guests: Pema Dorje VOA Tibetan. Kunleng TV is simulcast on television via satellite, on shortwave radio, and via the Internet in real time. Tune in every Wednesday and Friday at 1400-1500 UTC, 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm Lhasa time. From Tibet and China Call toll-free 108888 AT&T 866 837 5159 From elsewhere us at 1-202-619-3774 ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/the-dalai-lama-in-madison-and-his-speech-to-tibetans-/1662896.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/the-dalai-lama-in-madison-and-his-speech-to-tibetans-/1662896.html Fri, 17 May 2013 09:15:21 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/the-dalai-lama-in-madison-and-his-speech-to-tibetans-/1662896.html#relatedInfoContainer Gartse Jigme, a writer in his 30s was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday at Tsekhog county in Malho perfecture.  In January, Gartse township authorities arrested Jigme for expressing strong political viewpoints in the second volume of his book Tsenpoi Nyingtob (The Warrior's Courage, Vol-2) which contained 25-chapters focusing on issues such as self-immolation, minority rights, Tibetan government-in-exile and the Dalai Lama. Gartse Jigme was born in Gartse Township in ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1661798.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1661798.html Wed, 15 May 2013 16:04:22 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1661798.html#relatedInfoContainer The top U.S. envoy on North Korea said China has indicated it will continue to implement U.N. sanctions against North Korea. Glyn Davies made the remark after meeting in Beijing Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, and other officials. He said China is seeking to convey messages to North Korea so it understands the importance China places on denuclearization. "I think this is all a work in progress. The Chinese have said to us that they will faithfully implement U.N. ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-official-china-to-continue-north-korea-sanctions/1661634.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-official-china-to-continue-north-korea-sanctions/1661634.html Wed, 15 May 2013 13:45:39 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-official-china-to-continue-north-korea-sanctions/1661634.html#relatedInfoContainer Iraqi officials and hospital sources say a series of bomb blasts have killed at least 12 people and wounded 23 others. The deadliest of the attacks took place in the northern city of Kirkuk, where two car bombs and a separate roadside blast targeting the city police chief's convoy killed nine people. In Tarmiyah, 50 kilometers north of Baghdad, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a police checkpoint, killing two policeman and wounding four people, while a roadside bomb in the ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/iraq-bombings-kill-12/1661632.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/iraq-bombings-kill-12/1661632.html Wed, 15 May 2013 13:45:20 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/iraq-bombings-kill-12/1661632.html#relatedInfoContainer Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba ("catastrophe") when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees.        U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to return to the region on Tuesday in another bid to revive peace talks frozen since 2010. But a resolution remains elusive and many Palestinians cling to a desire ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/palestinians-mark-65-years-since-displacement/1661631.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/palestinians-mark-65-years-since-displacement/1661631.html Wed, 15 May 2013 13:44:59 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/palestinians-mark-65-years-since-displacement/1661631.html#relatedInfoContainer This week, Congress began debating whether to cut subsidies to U.S. farmers. Lawmaker are focusing on the Farm Bill, a massive, 5-year, half-trillion dollar package of subsidy, conservation and nutrition programs. The U.S. had been backing away from policies that can undermine farmers in other countries. But critics say proposals for the new Farm Bill threaten to undo some of that progress. The stereotype of the American farmer propped up with government cash is, at best, a bit ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/congress-debates-subsidies-for-us-farmers/1661630.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/congress-debates-subsidies-for-us-farmers/1661630.html Wed, 15 May 2013 13:44:44 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/congress-debates-subsidies-for-us-farmers/1661630.html#relatedInfoContainer Kunleng interviews Sikyong Lobsang Sangay on his activities in Washington, DC last week, the situation inside Tibet, Sino-Tibet dialogue, international support for Tibet, state of the CTA and Tibetan Refugees in India and Nepal. Kunleng TV is simulcast on television via satellite, on shortwave radio, and via the Internet in real time. Tune in every Wednesday and Friday at 1400-1500 UTC, 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm Lhasa time. From Tibet and China Call toll-free 108888 AT&T 866 837 5159 From ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/an-interview-with-the-sikyong-/1661586.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/an-interview-with-the-sikyong-/1661586.html Wed, 15 May 2013 12:46:54 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/an-interview-with-the-sikyong-/1661586.html#relatedInfoContainer Watch Kunleng TV LIVE! (Windows) Kunleng discusses the Dalai Lama’s public talks, teachings, and conferences taking place during his ongoing visit to the United States. Interviews with Representative Lobsang Nyandak, Office of Tibet, NYC, and Yangse Rinpoche, Director of Maitripa College, Portland, OR. Guests: Pema Dorje and Sonam Yangzom, VOA Tibetan. Kunleng TV is simulcast on television via satellite, on shortwave radio, and via the Internet in real time. Tune in every Wednesday and ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/hhdl-in-the-usa/1658395.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/hhdl-in-the-usa/1658395.html Fri, 10 May 2013 09:30:11 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/hhdl-in-the-usa/1658395.html#relatedInfoContainer A U.S. Senate panel has started considering a massive overhaul of American immigration laws, a contentious debate that is likely to last months and be one of the major issues considered by Congress this year. U.S. President Barack Obama has embraced immigration reforms that would create a way for 11 million foreign nationals already in the U.S. without proper documentation to become citizens. A group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers has drafted a package of changes calling for tougher ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-senate-panel-begins-immigration-debate/1658009.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-senate-panel-begins-immigration-debate/1658009.html Thu, 09 May 2013 15:06:47 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-senate-panel-begins-immigration-debate/1658009.html#relatedInfoContainer The chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee says it is unclear whether the Boston bombings were foreign-directed, but he says they were "foreign-inspired."   Republican Congressman Mike McCaul of the southwestern U.S. state of Texas says he fears the Boston bombers may have succeeded because "our system failed." McCaul opened the first congressional inquiry for the attacks Thursday.   Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told the ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/congressional-homeland-security-committee-boston-bombings/1658008.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/congressional-homeland-security-committee-boston-bombings/1658008.html Thu, 09 May 2013 15:06:35 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/congressional-homeland-security-committee-boston-bombings/1658008.html#relatedInfoContainer Afghan President Hamid Karzai disclosed Thursday the United States wants to keep nine bases in his country after the 2014 withdrawal of foreign combat troops. The Afghan leader says Kabul is ready to let Washington have those bases, but it wants security and economic guarantees for Afghanistan.  For months, Afghanistan and the United States have been engaged in talks on a bilateral deal that would define the American military presence in the country after 2014, when most U.S. and NATO ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/afghan-president-agrees-to-us-request-for-bases/1658007.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/afghan-president-agrees-to-us-request-for-bases/1658007.html Thu, 09 May 2013 15:06:17 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/afghan-president-agrees-to-us-request-for-bases/1658007.html#relatedInfoContainer Although women make up roughly half of Pakistan’s population, in the southwestern province of Baluchistan their turnout for national elections has been much lower.   Committed to making a difference in upcoming elections for a new national assembly, however, some women say they are determined to have their votes counted on May 11. In this volatile and conservative southwestern province, political candidate Ruqqaya Hashmi said she is a role model; as a woman and member of the targeted ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/baluchistan-pakistan-women-may-11-vote/1658010.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/baluchistan-pakistan-women-may-11-vote/1658010.html Thu, 09 May 2013 15:06:07 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/baluchistan-pakistan-women-may-11-vote/1658010.html#relatedInfoContainer Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama came Tuesday to the University of Maryland to discuss peace as the guest speaker for the Anwar Sadat Lecture, named after the late Egyptian president.   While introducing the Dalai Lama, University President Wallace Loh said “he walks softly on the world stage yet leaves a deep impression”.   Echoing Sadat's mission to find peace in the Middle East, the Noble laureate spoke about the need for individuals, communities and countries ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/dalai-lama-talks-peace-us-college-maryland/1657312.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/dalai-lama-talks-peace-us-college-maryland/1657312.html Wed, 08 May 2013 16:19:21 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/dalai-lama-talks-peace-us-college-maryland/1657312.html#relatedInfoContainer Kunleng discusses the state and condition of Lobsang Tenzin, who was recently released after serving 25 years in prison, political prisoners from the 1980s, and  the Lhasa protests of 1987, 1988, and 1989. Guests: Tsemonling Penpa, former political prisoner, and Ven. Bagdro, ex- political prisoner who was in prison with Lobsang Tenzin. Kunleng TV is simulcast on television via satellite, on shortwave radio, and via the Internet in real time. Tune in every Wednesday and Friday at ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/lobsang-tenzin-and-the-tibetan-proyers-of-the-late-1980s/1656812.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/lobsang-tenzin-and-the-tibetan-proyers-of-the-late-1980s/1656812.html Wed, 08 May 2013 09:01:34 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/lobsang-tenzin-and-the-tibetan-proyers-of-the-late-1980s/1656812.html#relatedInfoContainer (Reuters) - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday decried Buddhist monks' attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, saying killing in the name of religion was "unthinkable." The Dalai Lama, a foremost Buddhist leader, told an audience at the University of Maryland at the start of a U.S. tour that the root of seemingly sectarian conflict was political, not spiritual. "Really, killing people in the name of religion is unthinkable, very sad. Nowadays even Buddhists ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1656573.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1656573.html Tue, 07 May 2013 17:31:06 -0400 Dalai Lama http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1656573.html#relatedInfoContainer Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken a step toward his country becoming a major player in the Mideast, hosting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the first visit by a Middle Eastern leader since Xi took office in March. After a welcoming ceremony Monday, the two leaders walked into a meeting room in the Great Hall of the People. Officials say the two discussed bilateral ties, as well as international and regional issues of common concern. Abbas will leave China on Tuesday, after which, ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/chinese-president-meets-with-palestinian-leader/1655268.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/chinese-president-meets-with-palestinian-leader/1655268.html Mon, 06 May 2013 09:30:19 -0400 China http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/chinese-president-meets-with-palestinian-leader/1655268.html#relatedInfoContainer The death toll in the collapse of an eight-story factory complex in Bangladesh has risen to at least 487 people. Officials released new figures Friday after workers pulled more bodies from the wreckage overnight. On Thursday the nation's textile industry reopened, a week after a work shutdown prompted by the building collapse near Dhaka. The mayor of Savar, the site of the April 24 collapse, was suspended from office Thursday, as garment workers returned to their jobs. Local officials ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/bangladesh-death-toll-rises/1653910.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/bangladesh-death-toll-rises/1653910.html Fri, 03 May 2013 11:04:57 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/bangladesh-death-toll-rises/1653910.html#relatedInfoContainer Watch Kunleng TV LIVE! (Windows) Kunleng discusses the Central School for Tibetans Dalhousie’s 50th Anniversary, and its inordinate impact on exile Tibetan society. Guests: Dawa Tserinig , School Rector, Karma Yeshi and Palmo Khedrup, ex-students , to discuss the institution’s contribution in shaping the exile Tibetan society. Kunleng TV is simulcast on television via satellite, on shortwave radio, and via the Internet in real time. Tune in every Wednesday and Friday at 1400-1500 UTC, 10:00 ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/cst-dalhousie-extraordinary-school-for-extraordinary-times-/1653778.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/cst-dalhousie-extraordinary-school-for-extraordinary-times-/1653778.html Fri, 03 May 2013 08:48:29 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/cst-dalhousie-extraordinary-school-for-extraordinary-times-/1653778.html#relatedInfoContainer U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming rebels fighting the Syrian government.   Hagel told a Pentagon news conference Thursday the Obama administration is looking at a range of options but that no decisions had been reached.   The announcement comes as Syrian government troops backed by warplanes pushed into Sunni-majority districts of the central city of Homs in an effort to oust rebels.   The Britain-based ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/activists-prosyria-troops-advance-in-key-homs-neighborhood/1653553.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/activists-prosyria-troops-advance-in-key-homs-neighborhood/1653553.html Thu, 02 May 2013 17:24:12 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/activists-prosyria-troops-advance-in-key-homs-neighborhood/1653553.html#relatedInfoContainer The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its 2013 Annual Report said that "religious freedom in Tibetan areas are worse now than at any time over the past decade." According to the report released Tuesday, religious restrictions have led to deep resentments among Tibetans. “Since 2008 protests in Tibetan areas, the government’s control of the doctrines, worship sites, and selection of religious leaders of Tibetan Buddhism, and its arrests and ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1653435.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1653435.html Thu, 02 May 2013 14:35:26 -0400 Tibetan Regions http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1653435.html#relatedInfoContainer Freedom House, an independent watchdog dedicated to expanding freedom around the world, has released its annual report on global press freedom ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Friday. Media and press freedom have declined in several areas across the globe. Just one out of six people across the globe enjoyed a free press last year. Freedom House President David Kramer says the global decline in press freedom is a huge concern. "A free press is critical to any country's democratic ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/report-world-press-freedom-decline-linked-to-political-unrest/1653158.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/report-world-press-freedom-decline-linked-to-political-unrest/1653158.html Thu, 02 May 2013 10:39:29 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/report-world-press-freedom-decline-linked-to-political-unrest/1653158.html#relatedInfoContainer Kazakhstan says it is cooperating with U.S. authorities, after two Kazakh nationals were arrested for obstructing the probe into the deadly Boston Marathon bombings. A Kazakh Foreign Ministry statement says Kazakhstan condemns any form of terrorism. On Wednesday, U.S. authorities arrested and charged the two Kazakh nationals and an American with obstruction of justice in the investigation into the Boston blasts. The three young men attended the same Massachusetts college as alleged bomber ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/kazakhstan-cooperating-with-un-on-boston-bombings/1653157.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/kazakhstan-cooperating-with-un-on-boston-bombings/1653157.html Thu, 02 May 2013 10:38:04 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/kazakhstan-cooperating-with-un-on-boston-bombings/1653157.html#relatedInfoContainer The killing of an Indian prisoner by inmates in a Pakistani jail has fueled deep anger and demands for justice in India. The incident is likely to deepen mistrust between the neighboring nations.   Sarabjit Singh died of serious head injuries, early Thursday, in a hospital in the Pakistani city of Lahore, days after being assaulted with bricks by fellow prisoners. Singh had been in a jail in Lahore for 22 years. He was sentenced to death by a Pakistani court for spying and for his role ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/convicted-indian-spy-dies-in-pakistan-jail-attack/1653156.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/convicted-indian-spy-dies-in-pakistan-jail-attack/1653156.html Thu, 02 May 2013 10:27:46 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/convicted-indian-spy-dies-in-pakistan-jail-attack/1653156.html#relatedInfoContainer China is acknowledging some government officials have been trying to avoid a crackdown on extravagance by holding secret sauna parties and hiding alcohol in plastic water bottles. State-run newspaper People's Daily published a front-page commentary Wednesday, warning officials against engaging in "underground" lavish lifestyles funded by public spending. The article was published under the byline of He Yong - the same name as a high-ranking Chinese anti-corruption official. It ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/china-some-officials-holding-secret-sauna-parties-hiding-liquor/1652469.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/china-some-officials-holding-secret-sauna-parties-hiding-liquor/1652469.html Wed, 01 May 2013 11:35:26 -0400 China http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/china-some-officials-holding-secret-sauna-parties-hiding-liquor/1652469.html#relatedInfoContainer Kunleng discusses the current situation where the traditional Dalai Lama recognized Panchen Lama has been disappeared for 18 years with his and his family’s whereabouts and status known only to the Chinese authorities, while the Chinese government authorized Panchen Lama confronts issues of legitimacy from both the Tibetan religious and lay communities. Guests: Ngawang Choephel, Tibetan UN Advocacy, Tsangtruk Topla, 10th Panchen Lama biographer, and Hortsang Jigme, Tibetan historian. Kunleng ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/missing-and-missing-legitimacy-the-two-panchen-lamas/1652285.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/missing-and-missing-legitimacy-the-two-panchen-lamas/1652285.html Wed, 01 May 2013 08:32:35 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/missing-and-missing-legitimacy-the-two-panchen-lamas/1652285.html#relatedInfoContainer Analysts say securing energy deals will be a main focus of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's week-long economic diplomacy tour of Russia and the Middle East. Accompanied by a delegation of more than 100 Japanese business leaders, Prime Minister Abe is in the middle of a trip that includes stops in Russia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Securing cheaper energy imports is crucial for resource-starved Japan, which has struggled to recover from the loss of almost all ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/japan-abe-focuses-on-energy-during-trip-overseas/1652015.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/japan-abe-focuses-on-energy-during-trip-overseas/1652015.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:20:30 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/japan-abe-focuses-on-energy-during-trip-overseas/1652015.html#relatedInfoContainer The European Union recently lifted the embargo on oil coming from opposition-controlled areas in Syria. But there are doubts about how quickly the rebels will be able to start trading with the EU. Meanwhile, "backyard" refineries are springing up as impoverished Syrians try to make some money. In his backyard north of the city of Idlib, Ahmed Abu Taleb and his friend use handpumps to transfer a barrel of crude oil into a tank. A fire burns in a pit dug below the tank. Then drip by ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/syrian-rebels-eye-eu-oil-trade/1652013.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/syrian-rebels-eye-eu-oil-trade/1652013.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:19:43 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/syrian-rebels-eye-eu-oil-trade/1652013.html#relatedInfoContainer U.S. President Barack Obama is planning a news conference within the hour at the White House. Obama spokesman Jay Carney now says the president will take questions from journalists at 10:30 am (1430 GMT). Questions are expected to include the crisis in Syria, the Boston Marathon bomb attack, and the president's visit this week to Latin America. http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/president-obama-to-hold-news-conference/1651807.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/president-obama-to-hold-news-conference/1651807.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:20:52 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/president-obama-to-hold-news-conference/1651807.html#relatedInfoContainer Human Rights Watch is calling for European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to make China's human rights record a central part of her trip to Beijing, later this week. The New York-based group sats that Ashton cannot ignore the "deteriorating human rights environment in China." It says she should publicly raise concerns about its "ongoing and persistent" violations. Ashton, is visiting the Chinese capital on Thursday and Friday as part of a regular ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/rights-group-urges-eu-to-address-alleged-chinese--abuses/1650935.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/rights-group-urges-eu-to-address-alleged-chinese--abuses/1650935.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:29:51 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/rights-group-urges-eu-to-address-alleged-chinese--abuses/1650935.html#relatedInfoContainer The U.S. Congress is looking to curb the layoffs of air traffic controllers, which have resulted in thousands of delayed flights in the last few days. The Senate late Thursday approved legislation that would give the Department of Transportation more budget flexibility so it could stop furloughing 1,500 air traffic controllers every day. With fewer controllers working at airport terminals, airlines have had to cancel hundreds of flights and delay even more to keep from overcrowding the ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-congress-looking-to-end-air-traffic-delays/1649477.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-congress-looking-to-end-air-traffic-delays/1649477.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:15:23 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-congress-looking-to-end-air-traffic-delays/1649477.html#relatedInfoContainer President Barack Obama and all four living former U.S. presidents gathered in Dallas, Texas to dedicate former president George W. Bush’s library and museum. The other chief executives praised Bush’s strength and compassion. Obama paid tribute to Bush’s strength in his response to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. The Democratic president honored his Republican predecessor, recalling his visit to the ruins of New York’s World Trade Center, several days after ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-obama-texas--v--correction/1649470.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-obama-texas--v--correction/1649470.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:13:23 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-obama-texas--v--correction/1649470.html#relatedInfoContainer Kunleng discusses the recently released US State Department’s Annual Country Report for Human Rights Practices on Tibet a Tibetan areas in China. Guests: Tenzin Palkyi, National Endowment for Democracy, and Rinchen Tashi, China Analyst at International Campaign for Tibet. Kunleng TV is simulcast on television via satellite, on shortwave radio, and via the Internet in real time. Tune in every Wednesday and Friday at 1400-1500 UTC, 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm Lhasa time. From Tibet and China Call ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-sees-heightened-tensions-centrols-and-rights-violations-in-tibet-/1649342.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-sees-heightened-tensions-centrols-and-rights-violations-in-tibet-/1649342.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:37:43 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-sees-heightened-tensions-centrols-and-rights-violations-in-tibet-/1649342.html#relatedInfoContainer The suspects in the bombings at the Boston Marathon were first identified from surveillance camera images. Debate about the use of the cameras has been ongoing for many years in Britain - a country with one of the highest densities of CCTV cameras in the world.  The FBI released color surveillance camera footage of the Boston bombing suspects three days after the attacks took place.  The video shows two men walking with rucksacks moments before the explosions.  They were ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/boston-bombing-sparks-surveillance-camera-debate/1648276.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/boston-bombing-sparks-surveillance-camera-debate/1648276.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:57:42 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/boston-bombing-sparks-surveillance-camera-debate/1648276.html#relatedInfoContainer A moderate earthquake hit Afghanistan Wednesday and its tremors were felt in Kabul, Islamabad and as far away as New Delhi.  The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.7-magnitude earthquake was 65 kilometers deep and struck 25 kilometers northwest of Jalalabad, the main town in eastern Afghanistan which is close to the Pakistani border.  Pakistan's meteorological office put the magnitude at 6.2.   Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a provincial government spokesman, says that nine ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/earthquake-hits-afghanistan/1648277.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/earthquake-hits-afghanistan/1648277.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:57:06 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/earthquake-hits-afghanistan/1648277.html#relatedInfoContainer Two monks from Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Monastery in Dzoge county, Ngaba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, set themselves ablaze around 6:30pm today. Kunchok Woser,23, and Lobsang Dawa,20, shouted slogans against China's repressive policy and died shortly after, according to VOA sources with contacts in the area. The two joined Taktsang Lhamo Kirti monastery at a young child and were known to be exemplary students and well behaved monks. Lobsang Dawa was from Zaru Manma village, Zoge county. He ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1648129.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1648129.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:15:20 -0400 Tibetan Regions http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1648129.html#relatedInfoContainer U.S. investigators have questioned the parents of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects in the Russian republic of Dagestan as they try to determine what might have influenced their sons in the months before the attack. The American authorities, working with Russian security forces, interviewed both parents Tuesday night and called back the suspects' mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaev, for more questioning on Wednesday. The investigators are particularly interested in any contacts the elder ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/boston-bombing-victims-funeral/1647975.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/boston-bombing-victims-funeral/1647975.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:05:05 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/boston-bombing-victims-funeral/1647975.html#relatedInfoContainer Kunleng discusses the growing awareness and understanding of Tibetan history and culture in Japan with Professor Khangkar Tsultrim Kalsang, who taught Tibetan Buddhism for 40 years at Otani University, Kyoto. Kunleng TV is simulcast on television via satellite, on shortwave radio, and via the Internet in real time. Tune in every Wednesday and Friday at 1400-1500 UTC, 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm Lhasa time. From Tibet and China Call toll-free 108888 AT&T 866 837 5159 From elsewhere us at ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/tibetan-culture-and-japan-/1647878.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/tibetan-culture-and-japan-/1647878.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:27:09 -0400 Tibet http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/tibetan-culture-and-japan-/1647878.html#relatedInfoContainer Chinese authorities have blocked Tibetans from participating in rescue and relief efforts in Yagnga (Ch:Ya'an) in Sichuan province where a devastating magnitude of 7.0 earthquake hit early Saturday. The death and missing toll in the Sichuan region has climbed past 208 and more than 11000 people have been affected from the calamity. Saturday’s quake was measured a magnitude-7 by Chinese authorities and 6.6 by the U.S. Geological Survey. It struck on the same fault line as a devastating ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1647282.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1647282.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:36:32 -0400 Tibetan Regions http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1647282.html#relatedInfoContainer Some flights along the eastern U.S. seaboard are being delayed by an hour or more as air traffic controllers begin the first of a series of work furloughs resulting from government spending cuts. The government recorded flight delays in several cities Monday, including at three New York area airports, and farther south in Baltimore and Charlotte, North Carolina. The Federal Aviation Administration said high winds and airport runway maintenance also contributed to the delays. The furloughs ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/some-us-flights-delayed-as-government-furloughs-begin/1647108.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/some-us-flights-delayed-as-government-furloughs-begin/1647108.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:52:58 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/some-us-flights-delayed-as-government-furloughs-begin/1647108.html#relatedInfoContainer U.S. authorities continue to seek information from the surviving suspect in last week's deadly Boston Marathon bombings who is facing charges of using a weapon of mass destruction. The suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was formally charged Monday in his hospital room, where he is recovering from several gunshot wounds.  He could face the death penalty if convicted for the blasts that killed three people and injured more than 170 others.  His initial appearance in court was set for ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-officials-still-seek-motive-behind-boston-bombings/1647102.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-officials-still-seek-motive-behind-boston-bombings/1647102.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:48:57 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/us-officials-still-seek-motive-behind-boston-bombings/1647102.html#relatedInfoContainer Japan summoned the Chinese ambassador to Tokyo after Beijing sent a group of ships near a disputed island chain in the East China Sea. The Japanese Coast Guard said eight Chinese maritime surveillance ships entered the disputed territory near the uninhabited islands early Tuesday. It said this is the largest incursion by Chinese ships since tensions increased in September, when Japan purchased some of the islands from their private owners. Since then, Beijing has regularly sent patrol ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/china-sends-surveillance-ships-near-disputed-islands/1647100.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/china-sends-surveillance-ships-near-disputed-islands/1647100.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:48:13 -0400 China http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/china-sends-surveillance-ships-near-disputed-islands/1647100.html#relatedInfoContainer U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the United States and Israel need to maintain close ties in order to face increasingly complicated challenges in the Middle East. Hagel made the remark Tuesday as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the last day of a three-day visit to Israel. “This is a difficult and dangerous time," Hagel said. "This is a time when friends and allies must remain close, closer than ever.” The defense secretary said that working together ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/hagel-difficult-and-dangerous-time/1647098.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/hagel-difficult-and-dangerous-time/1647098.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:47:53 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/hagel-difficult-and-dangerous-time/1647098.html#relatedInfoContainer India's Foreign Ministry says it is optimistic that a dispute with Beijing over an alleged border incursion by Chinese troops can be resolved peacefully. India says about 50 Chinese soldiers last week set up a camp 10 kilometers inside what New Delhi says is its territory in the Himalayan region of Ladakh. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin says India has asked China to withdraw the troops. But he acknowledged the situation is complicated by the two sides' different ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/india-optimistic-talks-can-solve-border-dispute-with-china/1647097.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/india-optimistic-talks-can-solve-border-dispute-with-china/1647097.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:47:42 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/india-optimistic-talks-can-solve-border-dispute-with-china/1647097.html#relatedInfoContainer (Reuters) - The U.S. government's yearly survey of human rights around the world issued last week said that repression and coercion in China were routine, especially for rights activists and people living in Tibet and the heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang. In a lengthy report issued by the official Xinhua news agency, China said the United States would do better to deal with its own problems than lambaste others as it had no right to be a "world judge". "As in previous ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1648643.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1648643.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:00:09 -0400 China http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/article/1648643.html#relatedInfoContainer Beijing is accusing the United States of spying on its own citizens, discriminating against women and ethnic minorities, and allowing gun crime to run out of control. The accusations were made Sunday in Beijing's annual response to Washington's criticism of China's human rights record. China's official Xinhua news agency issued a lengthy report Sunday from the State Council Beijing's Cabinet saying political donations to election campaigns in the U.S. have damaged the ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/china-slams-us-human-rights-record/1646304.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/china-slams-us-human-rights-record/1646304.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:47:01 -0400 China http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/china-slams-us-human-rights-record/1646304.html#relatedInfoContainer The surviving suspect in last week’s Boston marathon bombing remains hospitalized and unable to speak. A law enforcement official says other attacks might have been carried out had Dzhokhar Tsarnaev not been apprehended and his brother Tamerlan not been killed.   Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says the suspects had weapons and explosive devices, and likely were planning attacks beyond the marathon bombing.  “We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence found at ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/caucasus-rebels-deny-link-to-boston-bombing/1646300.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/caucasus-rebels-deny-link-to-boston-bombing/1646300.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:46:25 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/caucasus-rebels-deny-link-to-boston-bombing/1646300.html#relatedInfoContainer Search and rescue teams are making progress in reaching remote areas of China's Sichuan province, where a powerful earthquake has killed about 200 people and injured more than 11,000 others. After the quake Saturday morning, state media said hard-hit parts of Lushan county were not reachable by road, with phone services cut off. However, rescuers have since dynamited highways to clear landslide debris, allowing heavy equipment to reach affected areas. Electricity and phone service has ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/rescue-workers-making-progress-in-china-earthquake/1646290.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/rescue-workers-making-progress-in-china-earthquake/1646290.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:37:44 -0400 China http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/rescue-workers-making-progress-in-china-earthquake/1646290.html#relatedInfoContainer The U.S. State Department Friday released its annual report on human rights around the world.  Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is calling for the protection of rights regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, race, sexual orientation, or disability. As he released this year's Human Rights Report, Secretary Kerry said one of the bright spots is Burma, where democratic reform and better human rights protections are ending years of isolation. "Has it ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/state-department-human-rights-report-syria-burma/1646289.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/state-department-human-rights-report-syria-burma/1646289.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:37:15 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/state-department-human-rights-report-syria-burma/1646289.html#relatedInfoContainer India has vowed to protect its border, following reports that Chinese soldiers had set up a camp inside territory claimed by India in the Himalayas. The response from Indian Defense Minister, A.K. Antony, to reports that Chinese troops had set up a camp in the cold desert region of Ladakh was brief but firm.   “We are taking every care to protect our interests.” Indian officials say about 50 Chinese soldiers last week pitched tents about 10 kilometers inside what New Delhi says is its ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/india-to-protect-interests-amid-chinese-incursion-in-ladakh/1646292.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/india-to-protect-interests-amid-chinese-incursion-in-ladakh/1646292.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:37:10 -0400 World http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/india-to-protect-interests-amid-chinese-incursion-in-ladakh/1646292.html#relatedInfoContainer A long, tense week is over for residents of Boston, Massachusetts, and its suburbs, after U.S. law enforcement authorities cornered and captured the second of two suspected Boston Marathon bombers late Friday. Nineteen-year-old suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is under heavy guard Saturday at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he is in serious condition. The other suspect, his 26-year-old brother Tamerlan, was killed during a shootout with police late Thursday as Dzhokhar fled ... http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/bostonn-bombing-suspect-in-custody-after-week-of-terror/1645629.html http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/bostonn-bombing-suspect-in-custody-after-week-of-terror/1645629.html Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:30:04 -0400 USA http://www.voatibetanenglish.com/content/bostonn-bombing-suspect-in-custody-after-week-of-terror/1645629.html#relatedInfoContainer