Tibetan 'self-immolates' in China

A teenage Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in southwest China yesterday, the exiled Tibetan government said, the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.
The 18-year old monk, identified as Lobsang Lozin, set himself alight in Bharkham county in Sichuan province as he marched towards a government office, the India-based Central Tibetan Administration said in a statement.
At least 42 people have set themselves on fire in Tibetan-inhabited areas of China in recent months, in protest at repressive government policies.