Giant sacrifice for a little prince and his family
When Ani Sakya of Shoreline looks at his son, he sees a 5-year-old boy doing typical 5-year-old things: cheering while playing a computer game, giggling during a game of Chutes and Ladders, or bursting with laughter while playing catch.
Tibetans grieve shooting deaths
Twin Cities Tibetans on Saturday night prayed for a slain 21-year-old in their community, remembered a Cambodian friend also fatally shot and expressed their dismay at gun violence.
Miss Tibet gears up for Zimbabwe pageant
Tashi Yangchen, Miss Tibet 2004, is all set to leave for Zimbabwe for the Miss Tourism World 2005 contest. Lobsang Wangyal, producer-director of the Miss Tibet pageant, said Tashi was preparing herself to embark on the Feb 12-27 trip to Victoria Falls
Heavy snow hits Tibet, no casualty reported
Nearly 4,600 heads of cattle froze to death after continuous snowfall hit Xigaze Prefecture in southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region during the past two weeks, but no casualty was reported, local government said Saturday.