April 4, 2012 (18 images)

Chinese dancers perform Tibetan dances and songs for tourists visiting a small-scale replica of Tibet's Potala Palace on display in the Chinese Ethnic Cultural Park in Beijing April 4, 2012. Tibetan self-immolations are rising as China tightens its grip on Tibet. The authorities in China's capital, alarmed about the threat to stability in a region seething with discontent over religious and cultural controls, have responded with heavy-handed measures against Tibetans. UPI/Stephen Shaver

China's national flag flies over a small-scale replica of Tibet's Potala Palace on display in the Chinese Ethnic Cultural Park in Beijing April 4, 2012. Tibetan self-immolations are rising as China tightens its grip on Tibet. The authorities in China's capital, alarmed about the threat to stability in a region seething with discontent over religious and cultural controls, have responded with heavy-handed measures against Tibetans. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese dancers perform Tibetan dances and songs for tourists visiting a small-scale replica of Tibet's Potala Palace on display in the Chinese Ethnic Cultural Park in Beijing April 4, 2012. Tibetan self-immolations are rising as China tightens its grip on Tibet. The authorities in China's capital, alarmed about the threat to stability in a region seething with discontent over religious and cultural controls, have responded with heavy-handed measures against Tibetans. UPI/Stephen Shaver

The Wax Figures of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are unveiled to the public at Madame Tussauds in New York City on April 4, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo