Uighurs from Guantanamo arrive in Palau

The Pacific island of Palau has welcomed six Chinese Uighur prisoners from the US detention centre at Guantanmo Bay, officials say. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)
They have “arrived to freedom”, said lawyers for three of them early on Sunday.

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Uighur case to go to US Supreme Court

Although the Pentagon cleared Chinese Muslim in 2004, a number of them are still being held at Guantanamo Bay (photo, from bbc.co.uk).
The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a case about the rights of ethnic Uighurs detained at the prison.

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China earthquake parents ‘monitered’

A few days before the first anniversary of the earthquake in Sichuan province, parents who lost their children when their schools collapsed, fear they won’t be allowed to properly commemorate the disaster. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Massive execution of murderers in Iran

Iranian state media says that ten convicted murderers have been put to death in a single day.

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Sarkozy talks with Dalai Lama risk EU trade

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has met the Dalai Lama in the Polish city of Gdansk, during a gathering of Nobel laureates.
The planned meeting angered Beijing, which has retaliated by cancelling a forthcoming China-EU summit in France.

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Tibetans back the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama’s policy of seeking autonomy rather than full independence from China, has been backed during the Tibetan exiles meeting in India. (photo, from legrandjournal.com.mx)

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US worldwide dominance to decline

US influence will be increasingly challenged by China, India and Russia, according to a new US intelligence report on global trends.

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Tibetans gathers to find new strategy

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans have begun a landmark meeting in Dharamsala, the seat of Tibet’s government in exile (photo, from cnn.com), in order to discuss their homeland’s future with China.
The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, called the meeting, amid frustrations over repeated failed talks with the Chinese government, saying that new ideas were [...]

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Chinese gymnasts cleared in age investigation

The International Gymnastic Federation (FIG), cleared the five Chinese gymnasts who were suspected of being underage at the Beijing Olympics. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Poor construction blamed for schools collapse in China

Following the devastating Sichuan earthquake in May, in China a government-appointed panel has blame poor construction for the collapse of hundreds of schools. The 8-magnitude quake killed more than 80 000 people, including thousands of pupils, crushed when their classrooms crumbled.

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