At Least 9 Killed after 2 Strong Earthquakes Hit Tibet

BEIJING — Two earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas, killing at least nine people and collapsing hundreds of houses, China’s state news agency said Tuesday. Rescuers rushed in to try to save people buried in the rubble.

Thai Police Use Tear Gas to Disperse Anti-government Demonstrators

BANGKOK — Thai riot police clashed on Tuesday with thousands of protesters who barricaded Parliament and vowed to block the government from leaving, a bold new tactic that intensified a six-week political crisis. More than 100 people were wounded including two protesters who had parts of their legs blown off by what police said was exploding tear gas canisters.

Oil Rebounds after Recession Fears Plunge Prices to 8-month Low

SINGAPORE — Oil prices rebounded to around US $90 Tuesday in Asia after plunging to an 8-month low Monday on concerns a significant slowdown in global economic growth will undermine demand for crude.

HR Group Calls for Justice for Burmese Fishermen

A Thai human rights group, Labor Rights Promotion Network, has called for a total compensation package of 15 million baht (531 million kyat/ US $430,000) to be paid among the families of 39 Burmese fishermen who died aboard a Thai fishing fleet that lay adrift for three months without fresh water or food, and to the 38 surviving Burmese crew members.

Burma’s IT Generation Combats Regime Repression

A truck carrying a squad of police pulls up in front of a Rangoon’s Internet café. The police burst into the café and shout to the customers sitting at the computer terminals: “Hands off!” Then they tour the terminals and check every screen, asking users to describe what they are looking at.

Credential Challenge to Continue, Say Exiled MPs

The Members of Parliament Union (Burma), an exiled group of elected MPs who are heading the campaign to challenge the credentials of the Burmese military junta at the United Nations,