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Young Tibetan man dies in fight for freedom

On 12th January, a young Tibetan set himself alight in a protest for freedom from Chinese governance, taking the current total of self-immolations to 96.

Tsering Tashi (Tsebhe), 22 years of age, succumbed to his injuries at his protest site.

Speaking to activist media, Phayul, Ajam Amchok, an exiled Tibetan with close contacts in the region said Tsebhe self-immolated in the middle of Amchok town in Sangchu region of Kanlho, eastern Tibet.

“Tsebhe set himself on fire in Amchok town at around 1 pm (local time),” Ajam said. “He succumbed to his injuries at the protest...

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Ice castle designed to attract crowds to a Minnesota mall

The Mall of America in Minnesota will bring a one-of-a-kind experience to visitors from around the world known as "Ice Castles" - a castle that will stand more than 40 feet tall at its peak and span two acres.

The Ice Castle is made of icicles organically grown from 4 million gallons of water and then fused together, joining 50 large ice towers together to create a series of shimmering archways, tunnels, walls and caverns, say the organisers.

The team leader behind the structure is an artist named Brent Christensen from Utah. For the past several years, Christensen has been...

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Where Are We Now? The Return of David Bowie

Exeter-based music aficionado Matthew Vizard reports on the re-emergence of the legend that is David Bowie, with his first album release in 10 years.

Yesterday, among the BBC 6 Music presenters anticipating the records that would rule their worlds in 2013, was DJ, writer and avowed Bowie fan, Mark Radcliffe. 'He's been so mysterious and so uncharacteristically quiet, I would love just to hear a little murmur from David Bowie'. He didn't have to wait long, because at 5am this very morning, January 8th 2013 - David Bowie's 66th birthday - pop's most celebrated chameleon released his...

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China: Anti-censorship protests continue outside Southern Weekly HQ

Journalists at one of China's largest newspapers, Southern Weekly , working on the Southern Weekend publication, are currently on strike against government censorship.

On Monday and continuing on Tuesday protesters gathered outside the newspaper's headquarters in Guangzhou. The strike is a rare show of dissent in China against propaganda officials. Chinese media are 'supervised' by so-called propaganda departments that often change content to align it with party thinking.

The publication, considered by many to be China's most respectable newspaper, saw journalists and some...

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Tel Aviv highway shut down due to major flooding

A main highway in Tel Aviv, Ayalon, has been shut due to extreme flooding which is currently affecting Israel.

Photographs shared by Israeli police show the road submerged in water, after the river that runs alongside the highway burst it's banks. Three people were killed and another was seriously injured in a car accident early on Tuesday morning, on Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

The cause of the accident is thought to be due to the adverse weather conditions. Magen David Adom rescue services pronounced the three casualties dead at the scene.

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Thousands protest to protect public health in Madrid

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Madrid to defend the public health sector against what appears to be government attempts to privatise some services.

Demonstrators are holding banners and waving flags as they move through the capital. At the beginning of November Madrid moved to privatise ten per cent of public health centers as well as the administration of six hospitals – half of the hospitals in the region.

Of the hospitals to be privatised, all were recently built. Spain’s National Health System (SNS), established in 1986, fulfills a mandate included in...

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Ethiopian Muslims mark anniversary of year-long protests

Thousands of Ethiopian Muslims took to the streets of Addis Ababa on Friday to mark the anniversary of a year of protests. The east-African country's Muslims have staged sporadic street protests in the capital since January 2012, arguing that the government is promoting an 'alien branch of Islam', the Al Ahbash sect, which is avowedly apolitical and has numerous adherents in the United States. The government denies promoting Al Ahbash, but is determined to prevent Islamic militancy spilling over from neighbouring Sudan or lawless Somalia. Around 60 percent of Ethiopians are Christian and...

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World News: Paramilitary chief sparks outrage in India

Mohan Bhagwat, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (a right-wing, paramilitary, volunteer Hindu nationalist group) chief, has sparked outrage in India after stating that rapes happen in cities more than in rural areas.

In relation to the rape and subsequent death of a 23-year-old medical student in New Delhi Bhagwat said:

"Such crimes hardly take place in Bharat, but they frequently occur in India," Bhagwat said seeming to indicate that "westernization" in Indian cities was the reason behind increasing cases of rapes.

He continued: "You go to villages and forests of the...

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Occupy Frankfurt sets up financial ambulance outside ECB

Occupy Frankfurt protesters have restarted their action following the beginning of the new year with a 'financial ambulance' parked outside the European Central Bank (ECB) in the west German city.

The protest movement have announced:

Starting Today (2nd Jan 2013) Occupy:Frankfurt activists restart the protest, they began 15th Nov 2011, in front of the ecb. Now each work day starting at 10:00 up to 22:00 Occupy:Frankfurt activists inform the public using our ambulance for the financial system.

Their previous action saw thousands of people protesting in Frankfurt as...

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Kathmandu: Rallies take place in Nepal against rape

Protests have taken place in Kathmandu against rape, after a week of protests in neighbouring India.

The Nepal Women’s Association, Nepali Congress’ sister organisation, announced a protest programme calling for the end of rape and incidents of violence against women and guaranteeing the rule of law to the citizens.

The NWA wants to exert pressure on authorities to begin punishing the culprits of violence against women and providing justice to the victims. Rights activists say the government has not been paying due attention even when women’s sanctity was being robbed and...

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