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Twenty children among 91 dead in US tornado

AP/Sue Ogrocki

WASHINGTON, US, 21 May 2013 Twenty children were among at least 91 people killed when a powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, tearing down blocks of homes and two schools, local officials said.

An exile Tibetan monk walks past banners in Majnu ka Tilla

US senators approve 5,000 visas for Tibetan refugees

WASHINGTON, US, 21 May 2013 US lawmakers debating a landmark immigration bill on Monday approved the provision of 5,000 visas to Tibetan refugees to enter the United States over the next three years.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

India, China vow to end border dispute, sign eight agreements

NEW DELHI, India, 20 May 2013 Taking stock of "lessons learnt" from the recent stand-off in Ladakh after a Chinese incursion there, India and China on Monday decided on further measures for maintaining peace and tranquility along their border.

Other top news

Tibetans protest in Delhi, hold China responsible for self-immolations
NEW DELHI, India, 20 May 2013 Tibetan organisations are staging protests in different parts of Delhi against the three-day state visit to India of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
Dalai Lama speaks to crowd of 15,000 in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, US, 20 May 2013 The Dalai Lama spoke for about 40 minutes and then took questions from the audience of about 15,000 at the KFC Yum! Center on Sunday afternoon.
Chinese premier arrives in India for talks
NEW DELHI, India, 19 May 2013 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India Sunday on the first stop of his maiden foreign trip, weeks after a border dispute was rekindled by alleged Chinese troop incursions in a disputed region.

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Indians protest against Chinese premier visit
MCLEOD GANJ, India, 19 May 2013
India says all issues ‘on the table’ on China PM’s visit
NEW DELHI, India, 18 May 2013
Dalai Lama kicks off New Orleans visit
NEW ORLEANS, US, 18 May 2013
Handing central schools to Tibetan government unconstitutional: Indian group
SHIMLA, India, 17 May 2013
US and Turkey demand Assad step down
WASHINGTON, US, 17 May 2013

Opinion

Serving Tibet better by changing with changing times
By Tsering Choekyap
Different times call for different strategies. What is at stake is how best to ensure the survival of the Tibetan identity, in Tibet and outside.

Interviews

Meet Techung, the man who opens for the Dalai Lama
Tibetan singer and multi-instrumentalist Techung has opened for the Dalai Lama before in Japan, Costa Rica and the US, and will open again on 18 May for a speech the Tibetan leader will make in New Orleans.

Features

Has Hollywood sold out on Tibet?
The absurd has become real: DreamWorks Animation will team up with the China Film Group, a state-owned company, to make “The Tibet Code.”