The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two earthquakes have struck the Tibetan capital of Lhasa killing at least nine people and collapsing hundreds of houses.
The Poor Mouth (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
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Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | yesterday
At least nine people were killed in a strong earthquake that jolted a county near Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Monday, the rescue headquarters confirmed early Tuesday morning.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday
LHASA, China, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- China Tuesday corrected the death toll in an earthquake in Tibet the previous day to nine from at least 30 that had been previously reported. The temblor struck a county near the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The report said the earlier reported death toll of at least 30 was based on non-authoritative sources and needed further check....
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | yesterday
Schools in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa did not open on Tuesday morning due to safety concerns after an earthquake hit the region late on Monday, the Xinhua news agency said.
National Geographic (Free subscription) | yesterday
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, killing at least nine people.
the wubblog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Check this out!! Little 4-year-old Jules, pictured below, has a dog named Wubbzy! How cool is that!? Wubbzy is 9 months old and he's a Lhasa Apso. Jules, give little Wubbzy lots of love from us! - Carrie
China Digital Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Reuters A magnitude 6.6 earthquake killed at least 30 people in Tibet on Monday with a number of people buried in debris, Xinhua news agency said. The victims were found near the epicentre in Gedar township of Damxung County, around 80 km (50 miles) west of the regional capital Lhasa, Xinhua ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
Beijing: At least 30 people were killed and scores injured when a strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale struck Lhasa, capital of Tibet and adjoining areas on Monday, said the local government. Rrescuers have rushed to the ...
MSNBC.com: Travel News (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Tourists are continuing to give Tibet a miss, more than six months after deadly rioting in the regional capital of Lhasa, China's official Xinhua News Agency said Monday.
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
At least 30 people were killed after two earthquakes struck the Himalayan region of Tibet, BBC reported Monday. The tremours struck about 16km and 15 minutes apart in a sparsely populated area about 84km west of Tibet's capital, Lhasa. The US Geological Survey said the first quake's magnitude wa...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - At least 30 people were killed in a 6.6-magnitude earthquake which was centered near the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, according to Xinhua, which cited the local government.
The Observer (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Lhasa, Tibet: Tania Branigan finds a company hoping to make a 21st century drink from a traditional source: the humble yak
A Guide to Digital Collections (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/digilib/tibet/index.html This project presents historical maps and images of Tibet from the holdings of the American Geographical Society Library. The collection includes a set of early photographs of central Tibet and Lhasa as well as more than 800 images from Harrison Forman’s expeditions to northern Tibet between 1932 and 1937. The photographic collection is supplemented...
China Digital Times (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Reporters for the Guardian have been granted permission to visit Tibet six months after violent riots hit Lhasa, and have produced a video report on their visit: Six months after deadly protests against Chinese rule, a semblance of normality has returned to Lhasa. But many Tibetans still live in fear.
