Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots capturing moments from their lives and work in places around the world.

A strong earthquake killed dozens of people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the high-altitude region of western China and across the border in Nepal.

The 87-year-old Buddhist high priest says he "regrets" kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck my tongue." A video capturing the incident went viral on social media, sparking outrage.

Reps. Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, leaders of the House select committee focused on the threat of China, say raising awareness of human rights abuses is a crucial first step.

We asked refugees around the world to tell us of a memento they brought to connect them to their old life even as they embarked on a new and uncertain future.

The 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader scrapped plans to receive the injection at home, opting instead to travel to a clinic. "More people should have courage to take this injection," he said.

The pandemic has yielded a silver lining for the Brooklyn Public Library. Tenzin Kalsang's Tibetan story time has been drawing audiences in the tens of thousands.