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His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit Prague, the capital of Czech Republic at the invitation of former President Václav Havel and Forum2000 from 29 November to 1 December 2008, a press

His Holiness, along with several other past Nobel Prize winners, will attend a ceremony in northern Gdansk to mark 25 years since Solidarity icon and former Polish President Lech Walesa won the Nobel peace

Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama Thursday offered his condolences and prayers to victims of Mumbai terror attacks. In his condolence letter sent to the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh

His Holiness the Dalai Lama topped the list of most respected world leaders among Western Europeans and Americans, a poll showed Friday

His Holiness the Dalai Lama commended the harmonious existence of different religious faiths in Nigeria, saying that the world would gain from Nigeria’s show of inter-religious tolerance

The family of a Chinese man condemned to death for espionage has criticised China's judicial system, saying he did not receive a fair trial. They claim that the scientist, Wo Weihan, was tortured into admitting

Hundreds of workers sacked from a toy factory in China clashed with police and smashed buildings, authorities said Wednesday, in the latest bout of violent unrest linked to rising unemployment

His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday, November 26, 2008. The 73-year old exiled Tibetan leader arrived in the West African country on a two-day visit, the first leg of a tour that will take him to three European countries later on. Dalai Lama will deliver the keynote address at the Anyiam-Osigwe lecture series on Thursday. He is expected to address journalists and then religious leaders on Friday morning before leaving. China has routinely protested against countries that agree to visits by the revered 1989 Nobel Peace laureate. (Phayul/Photo: AFP)

China's unprecedented decision to cancel a summit with the European Union over Tibet shows an increasing willingness for Beijing to flex its ever-strengthening global muscle, analysts said

Sarkozy's decision had "deprived the EU-China summit of the required good atmosphere and made it impossible for it to obtain the anticipated result," Foreign Ministry spokesman