Last spring, I was waiting for a bus in Cairo. Dawn was just breaking, and Tahrir Square, where the bus station was located, was empty except for the omnipresent face
Sooner or later, all dynasties, even Chinese ones, come to an end. The Qin dynasty, which marked the start of imperial China in 221BC, lasted but 15 years. The Han, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties were far more enduring. But even they came and went
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed his sadness over a major quake that hit New Zeeland’s second largest city Tuesday. "In a letter sent on 22 February to H.E. John Key, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Claims by Himachal Pradesh Police of a possible 'Chinese connection' to the activities of Tibetan religious leader, the Karmapa, are falling apart with the Karmapa's office giving out details that there was nothing amiss in the money
US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer, who is on a two-day visit here, held a closed-door talks with the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama here this
The Supreme People's Court has approved the execution of four Uighurs convicted of terrorism and murder in China's far western region of Xinjiang, state media said Wednesday
On June 28, 1992, three senior lamas responsible for the recognition of the reincarnation of the 16th Karmapa approached the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. Following instructions in a poem-letter left behind by the 16th Karmapa, Tai Situ Rinpoche and Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche as
A top Chinese negotiator arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday for his first visit to the south, the island's stronghold of anti-China sentiment. Chen Yunlin, leading a delegation of about 20 Chinese companies, landed in an airport
A renewed call for Middle East-style democracy protests in China urged citizens to take an afternoon stroll at arranged locations each weekend and demanded that authorities release activists who
US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer will arrive in Dharamsala later today on a two-day visit during which, among others, will meet the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama
