Dalai Lama questions immolations

Dalai Lama questions immolations

Dalai Lama questions immolations

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:21 PM PST

The Dalai Lama tells the BBC he is very worried about the growing number of Tibetan monks and nuns setting themselves on fire, saying the tactic requires great courage but may not be effective.


Stevenson on Politics: 'American Exceptionalism' Argument May Prove Potent for Republicans

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 08:35 AM PST

In the context of the 2012 presidential campaign, the well-established idea that the United States is inherently special has taken on a much more partisan edge.

Tunisia coalition reaches deal on top posts: sources

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:11 PM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda party and its two coalition partners have reached agreement in principle to share out the top three government posts between them, senior sources from two coalition parties told Reuters on Friday.

Two dead British soldiers named

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:09 PM PST

Two British soldiers killed when their armoured vehicle struck a makeshift bomb in Afghanistan are named by the MoD.


At War Blog: Reading Bones to Identify Genocide Victims

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:13 PM PST

After the wars and genocides are over, Eric Stover works to name the nameless buried in mass graves.

The TV Watch: Regis Philbin Says Goodbye on ‘Live!’

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:42 PM PST

Regis Philbin promised not to cry amid all the tributes on his "Live! With Regis and Kelly" finale, and he didn't.

Children in Need show kicks off

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:45 PM PST

The BBC's annual Children in Need show kicks off with news that the appeal has already raised more than £4m - more than ever before at this stage.


VIDEO: How Japan looks after the tsunami

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:36 PM PST

Aerial footage shows how areas affected by the tsunami that hit Japan in March look now.


UN downgrades half of famine zones in Somalia

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:34 PM PST

Three zones downgraded to emergency status, but aid groups warn crisis not over with four million people needing help.


VIDEO: Former Sri Lankan army chief jailed

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:19 PM PST

A court in Sri Lanka has sentenced the former army chief Sarath Fonseka to three years in jail after he accused the government of committing war crimes.


Arizona sweat lodge 'guru' jailed

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:10 PM PST

A self-help author will serve two years in prison for the deaths of three people who fell ill during a meeting at an Arizona sweat lodge.


VIDEO: Former Sri Lankan army chief jailed

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:19 PM PST

A court in Sri Lanka has sentenced the former army chief Sarath Fonseka to three years in jail after he accused the government of committing war crimes.


VIDEO: Climate impact risk 'on the rise'

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:10 PM PST

The risk from extreme weather events is likely to increase if the world continues to warm, say scientists.


Haiti president lays out path to restore army

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:58 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian President Michel Martelly on Friday launched a plan to restore the nation's armed forces, despite fears their revival could be divisive in a country bloodied by past military coups and rights abuses.

Neutrino Finding Is Confirmed in Second Experiment, Opera Scientists Say

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:39 AM PST

Physicists in a group known as Opera say a second experiment has confirmed their first results and eliminated a leading criticism of their first experiment, which elicited wide disbelief.

WORLD: TimesCast | A Milestone For Myanmar

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:58 AM PST

November 18, 2011 - Democracy campaigner Daw Aung Sann Suu Kyi returns to politics, a show of Myanmar's sudden and stunning pace of change.

The Lede Blog: Video of Remarks by Aung San Suu Kyi and Obama on Myanmar

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:29 AM PST

In an interview with the BBC, Myanmar's leading dissident explained that "the great majority" of her party's members supported a decision to engage in politics again.

Bulgaria fined over fan behaviour

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:25 AM PST

The Bulgarian Football Union have been fined £34,230 by Uefa for 'discriminatory behaviour' during the Euro 2012 qualifier against England on 2 September.


Egypt to Resume IMF Loan Talks

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:16 PM PST

Egypt is preparing to return to negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for a $3 billion loan "within a couple of weeks," Finance Minister Hazem al Beblawi said on Friday.


Nabucco Pipeline's Prospects Dim

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:08 AM PST

Prospects for the European Union's favored Nabucco natural-gas pipeline project appear to be dwindling, weeks before a consortium of Caspian Sea producers is to choose one of four planned pipelines to carry its gas to Europe.


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