BYLAKUPPE (India) - THE Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, warned on Tuesday of a Chinese crackdown in Tibet ahead of next month's highly sensitive 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Beijing.
BEIJING - CHINA gave US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton a glowing review on Tuesday following her weekend visit, during which she steered clear of human rights issues and focused instead on matters such as trade and finance.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said that the visit produced 'positive results', and that the two countries are 'sincerely willing to promote their relations'.
BEIJING - THE Chinese government formally demanded cancellation of the auction in Paris of two historic bronze sculptures claimed by China, after a previous effort by a cultural group was rejected by a French court.
KOTHAGUDEM (India) - A POVERTY-STRICKEN single mother in India reportedly sold her newborn son to a childless couple for 6000 rupees ($180) so she could pay her medical bill.
The 20-year-old woman, Rajitha, delivered the baby by Caesarean section last week in the town of Kothagudem in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, but could not afford the 2000 rupee ($60) hospital fee, the NDTV news channel reported on Tuesday.
