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A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck two townships close to Delhi city in northwest China, toppling houses, seismological and local officials told AFP. "The earthquake, of 6.6 on the Richter scale, hit just before 9am this morning (0100 GMT),"

The International Campaign for Tibet, one of the most active international organisations working for Tibet, has started its third branch in Berlin, Germany. Based in Washington, the International Campaign for Tibet is run by

In an effort to upgrade the teaching methods of teachers at Primary level in the Tibetan schools, the Education Department of the Central Tibetan Administration has organized a 6-day workshop at College of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sahara.

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The fall of Baghdad happened so quickly that no one had time to come up with an antiwar song that spoke to our doubts and fears and resentments of the military-industrial complex. No "Masters of War," not even a "Fixin' to Die Rag."

From left, "Freddy," concert organizer, Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim, Chen Sheng, singer, and Lennon Hsu, singer from Tizzy Bac, show off their Tibetan Freedom Concert tattoos on their fists during a press conference in Taipei yesterday. (Peter Mah , Taiwan News)

Squashing rumors of a possible pullout, the famous hip-hop trio Beastie Boys is set to headline the Tibetan Freedom Concert this Sunday at the Sungshan Cigarette Factory in Taipei. This year's show marks the 10th concert for the event since 1996 and its first time to be held in Taiwan.

Tibetans in Lhasa and other areas of Tibet are talking about an imminent visit not only by envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, but by the Dalai Lama himself, according to Radio Free Asia Tibetan service.

The cover of the March 2003 issue of Liaowang Xizang, ICT's Chinese-Language newsletter

The March 2003 issue of Liaowang Xizang, the Chinese-language journal published by the International Campaign for Tibet, discusses the implication of the execution of Lobsang Thondup and the death sentence passed on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a lama from Eastern Tibet.