A Tibetan man protesting China’s occupation fatally set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday evening, capturing the horrifying scene on livestreamed footage ...

A man holding a Tibetan flag has died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday in an apparent protest against Chinese rule over Tibet.

The man was found suffering severe burns throughout his body at 42nd St and First Ave. around 6:30 p.m., cops said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The man died from injuries he sustained outside the UN headquarters in Manhattan - Lobga Rangzen via REUTERS A protester carrying ...

A man carrying a Tibetan flag set himself on fire outside the UN headquarters in New York City on Thursday evening and was ...

Having lived in the US for approximately 20 years, Rangzen fell to the ground within a minute of catching fire, while passing traffic continued to honk.

A man, identified as Lobga Rangzen, set himself ablaze outside the UN headquarters in Manhattan, carrying a Tibetan flag in a suspected protest. Witnesses reported seeing him engulfed in flames before ...

Exiled Tibetans say the man’s self-immolation was an appeal for Tibetan independence from China ...

A 42-year-old Tibetan man, identified as Lobga Rangzen, died after setting himself on fire outside the UN headquarters in New York.

A media outlet of exiled Tibetans said Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen “self-immolated outside the UN headquarters in New York ...

A man holding a Tibetan flag died after self-immolation outside the UN. Over 150 Tibetans have protested Beijing's rule similarly since 2009.