Category Archives: News

• ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may still be alive 1 May 2019 no comments

  Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who purportedly appeared for the first time in five years in an IS propaganda video released Monday, remains the world's most wanted man. ...

• World’s highest highway tunnel opens to traffic in Tibet 30 April 2019 | Didi Tang no comments

  China has opened the world’s highest motorway tunnel on the Tibetan plateau after construction workers endured frigid temperatures, frequent floods and thin air over the four years and four ...

• China’s revenge for Prague’s support to Tibet 30 April 2019 no comments

  Czech Republic’s government wants to tighten the country’s ties with China. But, the mayor of Prague Zdeněk Hřib welcomed in the beginning of March the prime minister of the Tibetans. ...

• Yeti footprints sighted claims Indian army expedition team 30 April 2019 one comment

  Mountaineers from the Indian army on an expedition in Nepal have found mysterious large footprints in the snow that they think belong to the Yeti, or the abominable snowman. ...

• Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition plan 28 April 2019 one comment

  Tens of thousands of people hit Hong Kong's streets on Sunday to protest against a government plan to allow extraditions to mainland China, the crowds swollen by anger. ...

• China signs $64 billion worth deals at Belt and Road Forum 28 April 2019 no comments

  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday announced that his country has signed USD 64 billion worth of deals during the second Belt and Road Forum (BRF). ...

• US companies seeking to move manufacturing base from China to India 27 April 2019 no comments

  About 200 American companies are seeking to move their manufacturing base from China to India post the general elections, a top US-based advocacy group has said. ...

• Fully recovered Dalai Lama returns home to McLeod Ganj 26 April 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  In the last few years the Dalai Lama cut down on his travels, particularly internationally, owing to his age, but still keeps a busy schedule attending conferences and teachings. ...

• Tibetans set out on peace march for Panchen Lama’s release 25 April 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  Organised by the Tibetan Women's Association, five marches start off today -- McLeod Ganj to Chandigarh, Dehra Dun to Delhi, Gangtok to Salugara, Raipur to Nagpur, and Mysore to Bangalore. ...

• Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talks 25 April 2019 | Maria Panina no comments

  Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met face-to-face for the first time on Thursday, vowing to seek closer ties as they look to counter US influence. ...