China Quake: MSN Special Report
China was reeling Tuesday from its worst earthquake in three decades which left tens of thousands of people dead, missing or trapped under crushed houses, schools and factories.Rescuers were struggling to reach towns and villages devastated by Monday's huge 7.8 magnitude quake in southwestern Sichuan province, which is still being pummeled by wave after wave of terrifying aftershocks.
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Full Coverage: Tibet burns

  • China pours troops into Tibet (AP Photo)China pours troops into Tibet

    Thousands of soldiers were seen in Lhasa on Thursday amid reports of a huge military build-up, as the Dalai Lama expressed fears China's crackdown on Tibetan protesters had caused many casualties.

  • Lamah wants resumption of talks with China (AP Photo)Lamah wants resumption of talks with China

    The Dalai Lama wants talks between his government-in-exile and China to resume and is committed to a non-violent settlement of the Tibet issue, one of his aides told AFP Wednesday.

  • China warns of 'life or death struggle' in Tibet (AP Photo)China warns of 'life or death struggle' in Tibet

    China said Wednesday it was engaged in a "life or death struggle" over Tibet as it announced 105 people had surrendered over an uprising and exiled groups warned hundreds had been detained.

  • Pelosi urges international probePelosi urges international probe

    US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday called for an international probe into the causes of deadly unrest in Tibet but added she was not seeking a boycott of the Beijing Olympics

  • China brushes off Olympics boycott callChina brushes off Olympics boycott call

    China brushed off Olympic boycott calls Wednesday as it said the torch relay would go through Tibet and scale Mount Everest despite deadly unrest in the vast Himalayan region.

  • 105 'rioters' in Lhasa unrest surrender (AP Photo)105 'rioters' in Lhasa unrest surrender

    The Chinese authorities said 105 "rioters" involved in protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa had surrendered, after a deadline set by the government, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

  • China links Dalai Lama to Tibet unrestChina links Dalai Lama to Tibet unrest

    China has evidence linking the Dalai Lama to the deadly unrest against Chinese rule in Tibet, Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday, as he accused protesters of trying to sabotage the Beijing Olympics

  • Tibet isolated after Chinese lockdownTibet isolated after Chinese lockdown

    Tibet remained largely cut off from the outside world Tuesday after a crackdown by China, which said violence there was backed by the Dalai Lama and aimed at undermining the Olympic Games in Beijing.

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