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The divisive road through Afghanistan

05.30.08 posted by chab13 69 views 1 comment
Highway One, the main route from Kabul to the south of Afghanistan, runs through Ghazni province. It was rebuilt with $250m from the US and other nations.

Tibet Protesters Hang Signs On Golden Gate Bridge

04.08.08 posted by pondy 112 views no comments
Clearly what happens in Europe doesn't stay in Europe...Three anti-China protesters have climbed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco hours before the Olympic torch is due to pass through the city. The campaigners wore helmets and harnesses as they scaled the bridge's suspension cables and unfurled banners reading "One World One Dream. Free Tibet" and "Free Tibet 08."

China's Pride on Full Display at Hong Kong Olympic Torch Run

05.02.08 posted by jason 87 views no comments
While there were small protests, there was a large display of pride in Hong Kong as the Olympic Torch made its way through the city. As this video shows, many young Chinese are eager to show the world China from their prospective, which is very different from what many non-Chinese perceive.

Olympic Torch Reaches Top of Mt. Everest, is Carried by a Tibetan

05.08.08 posted by jason 82 views 1 comment
Great video to view. A Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realizing "a dream of all Chinese people," but Tibetan exiles criticized Beijing for politicizing the Games. "Long live Tibet!" and "Long live Beijing!," the climbers, all wearing red, shouted joyously into a TV camera.

NATO Troops Try to Contain Violence in Kosovo

03.19.08 posted by jason 124 views no comments
There remains much tension in the air in Kosovo. This dramatic video shows the anger that exists in the region. One woman yells at troops, "shoot me you fascists, shoot me."

Foriegn Journalists Arrested in Zimbabwe

04.03.08 posted by jason 101 views 1 comment
The reasons behind the move against foreign journalists remains a mystery, but today several were detained by the Zimbabwean government. International reporters have been covering the election tumult in the wake of last weekends vote.

For heart-breaking mothers who lost their children in the quake

For heart-breaking mothers who lost their children in the quake

05.27.08 posted by qiulin 62 views no comments
Sorrow, deep sorrow.

Dramatic Video of Volcano Eruption in Chile

05.06.08 posted by jason 75 views no comments
Crackling with explosions, Chile's Chaiten volcano began spitting lava on Tuesday following its first eruption in thousands of years, and Navy warships were deployed to evacuate nearby residents in the southern region of Patagonia. This incredible video shows the volcano during eruption.

Sharon Stone, disastrous quake and the issue of Tibet

05.25.08 posted by qiulin 61 views 1 comment
Wenchuan, the epicentre of the recent earthquake in China, locates in Aba. Aba is a Tibetan autonomous prefecture . In Aba, 52.9% of the population are Tibetans, Qiang accounts for 17.7%, Hui (Muslims) 3.2% and Han (the largest Chinese ethnic people) 26.6%. People died, Tibetans, Qiangs and Hans as well. When Stone asked "Is that a Karma?" She doesn't really know what she was talking about.

Pakistan Blames US Coalition for Troop Deaths

06.12.08 posted by pondy 49 views no comments
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan released footage Thursday of a skirmish with militants that Pakistan claims resulted in an airstrike on one of its border posts that killed 11 of its troops. Pakistan has lodged a strong diplomatic protest, saying the bombing of the Gorparai post in the Mohmand frontier region on Tuesday was a "completely unprovoked and cowardly act."

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