Tibetan exiles to leave on 6-month protest march from India into Tib

Hundreds of Tibetan exiles began a six-month march from India to Tibet on Monday to protest Beijing hosting this summer's Olympic Games, while the Dalai Lama accused China of human rights violations in the Himalayan region.

The march was one of several events held Monday to mark the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet that forced the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, into exile in 1959. Protesters also held demonstrations in New Delhi and Katmandu, Nepal, where 10 activists were detained after hundreds clashed with police.

Speaking Monday in the northern Indian city of Dharmsala, the seat of the Tibetan government …

Spate of thefts sees 40 vehicles hit in 10 days Dozens of cars have been hit in a crime spree across Aberdeen.

Dozens of cars have been hit in a crime spree across Aberdeen.

Thieves have targeted 40 vehicles on city streets in the lastweek.

Cars were stolen, broken into and had items nabbed from them.

Motorbikes were also stolen during the spree.

Stolen items included CD players, speakers, amplifiers,toolboxes, sat nav systems, cash, CDs, clothes, binoculars, MP3players, computer equipment and cameras.

The worst-hit area was Stockethill and Cornhill with 15 vehiclestargeted.

The streets involved were Beechwood Road and Walk, Stockethill Wayand Square, Foresterhill Road, Brierfield Terrace, Woodhill Court,South Walk, Cornhill Road and Grove …

Lying about Hitler

Lying about Hitler

Who is RICHARD J. EVANS? The name of the distinguished professor of modern history at Cambridge University in England is certainly not a familiar one in America.

But it ought to be better known, because he was of the leading experts, and the chief advisor, in the groundbreaking David Irving libel trial in London.

IT WAS JUST A YEAR AGO this month that Irving's civil suit against Deborah Lipstadt and her British publisher, Penguin, ended.

Irving, the author of numerous works on the Nazi era and the only Holocaust denier who could claim any serious attention from historians, maintained that he had been defamed in the American author's book, …

US mil begins flying Georgian troops home

A senior U.S. military official says the Americans have begun flying Georgian troops home from Iraq after they requested help with transportation.

Georgia has called its 2,000 troops home from Iraq to help in the fighting against Russia in the breakaway province of South Ossetia and asked …

NBA players say owning guns is OK, if done legally

Not only have David Stern's pleas to leave the guns at home been ignored, one player even brought his to work.

The commissioner could hand Gilbert Arenas a severe punishment whenever he decides to take action, but it seems clear Stern can't convince NBA players not to carry firearms.

As far as they're concerned, players have the right _ and maybe even the need _ to own weapons, as long as they're doing it legally.

"We're grown men. We protect our families. We protect our homes," said Knicks guard Larry Hughes, who isn't licensed to own a gun. "Whatever the case may be, whoever is bearing arms, I hope everything is done, you know, …

Fire hosts rival Burn // Familiar MLS foe visits Soldier Field for home opener

The Dallas Burn was a big part of the Fire's drive to theMajor League Soccer and U.S. Open Cup titles last season.

When the Fire mounted an 11-game winning streak atmidseason, the Burn was a victim three times in a 17-day span. TheBurn was also the defending champion in the U.S. Open Cup until theFire ended Dallas' reign with a 3-2 victory in the semifinals in NewOrleans.

Tonight, the Fire is the defending champion when the Burnvisits Soldier Field for the home opener. Fire players will receivetheir championship rings in a 6:45 p.m. ceremony before Gov. Ryankicks the ceremonial first ball.The teams met five times last year, the Fire winning …

Oil hovers above $93 amid US crude supply gain

SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices hovered above $93 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude supplies grew more than expected last week, suggesting demand remains sluggish.

Benchmark crude for December delivery was up 16 cents at $93.33 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.90, or 2.1 percent, to settle at $93.17 in New York on Tuesday.

Brent crude was up 31 cents at $111.23 a barrel on the ICE Futures Exchange in London.

The American Petroleum Institute said late Tuesday that crude inventories rose 2.7 million barrels last week while analysts surveyed by Platts, the energy …