Rogge says Olympics in ’crisis’ |
By STEPHEN WILSON, AP Sports Writer Crisis. Disarray. Sadness. Four months before the opening of what was supposed to be the grandest Olympics in history, the head of the International...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:20:00 GMT |
Torch concludes topsy-turvy tour of S.F. |
By JULIANA BARBASSA and MARCUS WOHLSEN, Associated Press Writers The Olympic torch played hide and seek with thousands of demonstrators and spectators crowding the city’s waterfr...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:03:00 GMT |
Demonstrators gather before torch relay |
By JULIANA BARBASSA and MARCUS WOHLSEN, Associated Press Writers Demonstrators amassed on the city’s waterfront Wednesday before the start of the Olympic torch’s only stop ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:23:00 GMT |
Olympic torch relay in chaos in Paris |
By JEROME PUGMIRE and ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press Writers
Paris’ Olympic torch relay descended into chaos Monday, with protesters scaling the Eiffel Tower, grabbing for the flame and forcing...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:38:00 GMT |
China says Dalai Lama rejects dialogue |
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer Chinese state media accused the Dalai Lama on Sunday of closing the door to talks over Tibet’s future, an apparent response to risi...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:47:00 GMT |
Activists: New Tibet protests break out |
By JOE McDONALD, Associated Press Writer Fresh protests broke out in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Saturday as foreign diplomats wrapped up a tightly controlled visit organized by Beiji...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:13:00 GMT |
Tibetans cry out to the world: "Tibet is not free" |
Nearly three weeks have passed since Tibetan monks from Drepung Monastery carried out peaceful protests demanding their freedom. Their action spread to Sera Monastery and then to the streets of L...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:48:00 GMT |
Tibet monks disrupt tour by journalists |
By CHARLES HUTZLER, Associated Press Writer A group of monks shouting there was no religious freedom disrupted a carefully orchestrated visit by foreign reporters to Tibet’s capi...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:40:00 GMT |
Bush confronts China on Tibet crackdown |
By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House CorrespondentPresident Bush sharply confronted China’s President Hu Jintao on Wednesday about Beijing’s harsh crackdown in Tibet, joining an international c...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:25:00 GMT |
Activists urge torch-bearers to speak out on Tibet oppression |
Tibetan activists vowed to keep up their protests during the Olympic torch relay, calling on British athletes participating in the event to speak out against human rights abuses by the Chinese governm...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:55:00 GMT |
