Two more Tibetans have set themselves on fire to protest China’s policies in Tibet. The latest in a long series of self-immolations took place Monday outside the gates of the Kirti Monastery in China’s Sichuan Province – an area Tibetans call Ngaba. Sources tell VOA’s Tibetan Service two men set themselves ablaze, calling for Tibet […]
More Tibetan Protesters Set Themselves on Fire
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Typhoon Bolaven Heads for Korean Peninsula
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
South Korea is on high alert as a powerful typhoon makes its way up the Korean peninsula after lashing Japan’s southern islands. Typhoon Bolaven moved into the East China Sea Monday after bringing rain and heavy winds to Okinawa and Amami, injuring five people and leaving thousands without power. The storm will strike South Korea’s […]
Burma Sentences Three UN Staff to Prison Over Violence
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
A court in Burma has sentenced three U.N. staff workers to prison for their alleged involvement in recent communal violence in western Rakhine state. The government’s Rakhine Riot Information Committee chairman, Hla Thein, says Friday a district court found the three staffers, all Burmese Muslims, guilty of inciting violence, promoting hatred between Buddhists and Muslims […]
Thousands Flee Burma Floods
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
The worst monsoon floods to hit southern Burma in years have forced nearly 70,000 people to flee their homes and have inundated wide areas of crop lands. Officials say hundreds of relief centers are housing the displaced after weeks of flooding rains. They say the deluge is the worst the annual monsoon rains have been […]
Typhoon Bolaven Heads for Korean Peninsula
Posted August 26th, 2012 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
Japanese officials say a powerful typhoon that passed over the country’s southern islands has injured at least five people but left no major damage. Typhoon Bolaven continues to bring rain and heavy winds to Okinawa and Amami Monday as it moves away into the East China Sea. About 75,000 people were without power on the […]
Typhoon Bolaven Heads for Korean Peninsula
Posted August 26th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
The strongest typhoon in years has lashed Japan’s southern islands, injuring four people and leaving tens of thousands in the dark. Typhoon Bolaven passed over the main island of Okinawa Sunday and was moving toward the Korean peninsula and parts of eastern China. About 27,000 households on the smaller island of Amami were left without […]
Typhoon Bolaven Heads for Okinawa
Posted August 26th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
One of the most powerful typhoons on record has hit Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injuring four people and leaving thousands in the dark. The Japan Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Bolaven is making its way over Okinawa and its surrounding areas Sunday, bringing as much as 50 centimeters of rain over the next 24-hours and […]
36 Killed in China Road Accident
Posted August 26th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Chinese officials say a methanol tanker has collided with a bus, killing at least 36 people. Chinese state media reported the two vehicles burst into flames in the early morning darkness Sunday after the accident near the northern city of Yan’an in Shaanxi province. Only three people of the 39 passengers on the bus survived […]
Taiwan Soaked, Bigger Typhoon Heads for Okinawa
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 11:15 pm (UTC-5)
A very powerful typhoon with winds gusting more than 200 kilometers per hour is moving toward Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, while Taiwan may get a second dose of a typhoon that hit there Friday. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that Typhoon Bolaven will sweep directly over Okinawa Sunday, bringing as much as 50 […]
28 Killed in China Road Accident
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 11:00 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese officials say a methanol tankers has collided with a bus, killing at least 28 people. Chinese state media reported the two vehicles burst into flames early Sunday after the accident near the northern city of Yan’an in Shaanxi province early Sunday. The report says the death toll could rise because it is not clear […]
