Bush presence at Olympic gala uncertain (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Thu, 04/10/2008 - 2:28am

Buddhist monks stage a protest calling for Tibet's independence in front of international journalist at Gansu, China, Wednesday, April 9, 2008.<br /><br />More than a dozen Buddhist monks staged an emotional protest Wednesday in front of visiting journalists at a monastery in western China, calling for human rights and the return of exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, according to a monk and a reporter there.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Yonhap, Kwon Young-suck)AP - President Bush has said he plans to attend the Beijing Olympics, but the White House has not ruled out the possibility that he may miss the opening ceremony, which China hopes to use as an international showcase.



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