Lama envoy details proposals

     DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama’s envoys and Chinese officials disagreed more than they agreed at weekend talks on how to move beyond the unrest in Tibet, one of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s representatives said Thursday.
Both sides made “concrete proposals” that could be part of a future agenda for discussions on Tibet, said Lodi Gyari, a special envoy for the Dalai Lama.
But divisions remained between the two sides.
     “We disagreed more than we agreed,” Gyari said. “Our counterparts again made baseless allegations against the Dalai Lama for derailing and sabotaging the Beijing Olympics. But we made it very clear that the Dalai Lama supported the Olympics from day one.”

Russia ejects U.S. diplomats

     WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Russia has ordered two American military attaches at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to leave the country following the expulsion of a pair of Russian diplomats from Washington.
     The State Department says it disagrees with the move but will comply. Officials are playing down any linkage between the expulsions of the Americans that were ordered on April 28 and the expulsions of the Russians. One Russian military officer was ordered to leave Washington in November last year. The second was ordered to leave on April 22.

Quake strikes off Japan

     TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan early Thursday, the national Meteorological Agency said, waking up people 100 miles away in Tokyo.
     Two people suffered minor injuries from falling furniture, public television broadcaster NHK reported. An 18-year-old man was hit when his stereo speakers fell onto his bed, and a 25-year-old man was hit by objects rattled off shelves. There were no other immediate reports of injuries or damage from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake, NHK said. No tsunami warning was issued.

Consumer credit increases

     WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer borrowing rose in March at the fastest pace in four months, more than double the increase of the previous month, in what was seen as a sign of rising economic stress. The Federal Reserve reported Wednesday that consumers increased their borrowing at an annual rate of 7.2 percent, compared with a 3.1 percent rate of increase in February.

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