Report: Protests at Tibet monasteries (AP)

Chinese troops surround monasteries in Tibet: rights group (AFP)
AFP - Troops have surrounded the three biggest monasteries in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, a rights group said Friday, as fears mount of a severe crackdown following protests against Chinese...

Olympian PR bout under way in Washington (AP)
AP - In an air-conditioned room in the Chinese Embassy, a vice minister from Beijing chastises Americans for their "very limited" understanding of violent anti-government protests in Tibet.

China to reopen Tibet to foreign tourists "soon" (Reuters)
Reuters - China will reopen the restive mountainous region of Tibet to foreign tourists "soon," a state newspaper said on Saturday, after being closed off in the wake of pro-independence...

Troubled Olympic torch arrives in Thailand (AFP)
AFP - The troubled Olympic torch relay arrived in Thailand on Friday, as more controversy erupted when one of the Japanese hosts dropped out in protest over China's crackdown in Tibet.

IOC chief says Olympics on track, despite protests (AFP)
AFP - International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge insisted Friday that the Beijing Games were on track as he sought to draw a line under a week overshadowed by worldwide protests...