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The Dalai Lama will be in Seattle in April to take part in four days of discussions on raising children to be happy, kind adults, event organizer Seeds of Compassion announced Wednesday.

The exiled leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Japan early this morning for a nine-day visit at the invitation of Japanese Buddhist groups

The Vice Chairman of Kanagawa Buddhist Federation Ven. Ryujo Kurata greeted His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Haneda Airport from where His Holiness left for Komatsu for a one-day private stay at Kanazawa. The exiled leader of Tibet arrived in the Japanese capital of Tokyo on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at the invitation of Japanese Buddhist groups. During the nine-day tour of Japan, His Holiness is scheduled to give number of religious and educational lectures in Yokohama and other cities. On November 20, His Holiness will address some 5000 plus audience on Faith and Peace (Jap: Shinzuru Kokoro to Heiwa) at National Convention Hall of Yokohama. (Photo by Tenzin Dasel/ Phayul)

New images just received from Tibet show troops gathered outside Drepung monastery in Lhasa in a show of force after monks whitewashed a wall to commemorate the Dalai Lama being honored

Authorities in Lhasa, the capital of China's Tibet region, have begun building a huge new district to help the city accommodate an influx of tourists and migrants, state media said on Wednesday.

The construction of six dams along the Mekong River could displace tens of thousands of people and endanger over a thousand aquatic species, environmental groups warned Tuesday, calling for international intervention.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama today inaugurated the Satyagraha Centenary International conference on "Globalization of the Gandhian Way: Sociology, Politics and Science of Satyagraha" at Jawaharlal

Richard Gere, who has donated time and money to the causes for Tibetan independence and HIV/AIDS care, on Monday accepted a prestigious humanitarian award given by the city of Philadelphia.

Three foreigners were convicted today in a case involving a landmark seizure of a huge number of leopard and otter skins in the Indian capital. They will be sentenced later.

The Dalai Lama will visit Japan this week, organizers said Monday, despite China's protests over other trips overseas by the Tibetan religious leader. But top government officials are not