400 Tibetan protesters detained in Nepal

A protestor holds a candle during the 'Light Protest' candlelight vigil against the practices and human rights record of the Chinese Government at the Chinese Consulate on August 8, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. On the day of the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, protests continue to call for China to improve its human rights record and to uphold the promises it made on being made the Game's host for 2008. China made promises to uphold the values of human dignity associated with the Olympian tradition, with an improvement in human rights, media freedom and health and education provisions, but it is widely believed that these promises have still not been realised. (Lisa Maree Williams, Getty Images) KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Police have broken up a protest by Tibetan exiles in front of the Chinese Embassy visa office in... [read full story]