| BBC News: Would the Dalai Lama return to Tibet? June 24, 2012 Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:40 PM PDT | Click here www.youtube.com The exiled spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama, has spoken about the sadness he feels towards those who have self-immolated in protest over Chinese rule. Speaking to BBC's Andrew Marr, he explained how the Chinese government needed to carry out thorough investigations into why such events occur.The Dalai Lama also spoke about whether, after 50 years in exile, he would ever return to Tibet. News link: www.bbc.co.uk | Views: 1 1 ratings | | Time: 00:27 | More in News & Politics |
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| 1959 India, Newly arrived Tibetan refugees in the Misamari camp Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:58 AM PDT | Click here Tibet ARCHIVE www.youtube.com | Views: 17 3 ratings | | Time: 00:53 | More in News & Politics |
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| Bo Xilai's Wife Admits to Murder Posted: 23 Jun 2012 06:38 AM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com On June 22, Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported that Gu Kailai, the wife of Bo Xilai, the former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Secretary, has admitted to the murder British businessman Neil Heywood. It is reported that the Chinese Communist authorities have decided to sue Gu Kailai, and have begun to investigate whether Bo Xilai was aware of this series of behavior by his wife. The reports quoted a well-informed person who revealed that Gu Kailai admitted that from the early 1990s up until her arrest, she had taken cash from businesses that were taking advantage of Bo Xilai's position. To hide the illegal income, she opened bank accounts in the US and UK on behalf of her relatives and friends. This way, she transferred 6 billion US dollars. Heywood assisted her to open accounts and exchange currency. The report quoted CCP internal news which said that Gu Kailai admitted she killed Heywood in order to prevent him from disclosing the crime of illegal overseas remittance, and confessed to the murder. The Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of municipal officials, secretaries, drivers and janissary of Bo Xilai when he served as mayor of Dalian. These people were gathered for investigation. They also investigated and searched hundreds of corporate executives and artists related to Bo Xilai. Bo's People Expelled In the first plenary meeting of the fourth Session of the CCP Chongqing Municipal Committee on <b>...</b> | Views: 109 0 ratings | | Time: 03:36 | More in News & Politics |
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| Rockstar Beyond the Verge: Maren Morris wins competition Posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:56 AM PDT | Just hours before being the winner of the New Music Seminar's Top 100 Artists on the Verge Competition , Maren Morris stopped by NTD studio to share a little bit of her journey as a musician. She talked and shared a little bit of her journey as a musician before...she was on the verge. Maren won 200000 dollars in marketing and promotional prizes. The New Music Seminar is more than just a seminar. It's a two and a half day event aimed at revolutionizing the music industry through social and new media. It's the only competition of its kind to take in an artists popularity using social media activity, legal and illegal downloads along with more traditional methods like record sales and radio time. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 05:05 | More in Nonprofits & Activism |
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