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Tibet monastery surrounded by military amid security crackdown after Dalai Lama award

A male official at the Lhasa police office did not confirm or deny the news, but said there may be a news conference on the issue. A major Tibetan monastery has been sealed off by armed

Dalai Lama Dedicates Entrance at Center His Brother Founded

With light rain falling, the Dalai Lama rubbed buttery ghee on his forehead, tossed flower petals and snipped six colorful ribbons to mark Tuesday's dedication of the new entrance to a Tibetan center founded by his brother.

China closes Tibetan sites to silence US award to Dalai Lama

China has stepped up curbs in Tibet, closing down websites and blogs after it failed to stop US President George W. Bush from meeting Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama and awarding of the US Congressional Gold Medal to him

Specifics, not slogans, are what China needs

Hu Jintao can't be happy. Just as 2,200 Communist Party delegates gathered in Beijing to grant him another five years as Chinese president, the Dalai Lama grabbed the global spotlight

China unlikely to retaliate over Dalai Lama, senator says

Federal politicians of all stripes dismiss the possibility that China will retaliate economically for Canada's public welcome of the exiled Dalai Lama when he arrives here next week to celebrate

Canadian Prime Minister to meet Dalai Lama in public

When the Dalai Lama meets Stephen Harper in Ottawa next week, it will be the first time a Canadian prime minister has agreed to meet the exiled Tibetan leader in public.

Concern at Tibet monk ‘arrests’

Human rights groups have expressed concerns about reports of clashes in Tibet last week between Chinese police and Buddhist monks. Thousands of police were deployed at monasteries in Lhasa

Will vet all reincarnations, says China, Lamas say no way

Lamas in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region are up in arms against the Chinese authorities for having issued a regulation that requires all reincarnations, including that of Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama formally installed as professor at Emory University

The Dalai Lama was formally installed as a professor at Emory University today as Tibetan monks wearing large moon-shaped, yellow hats chanted and played cymbals, gongs and horns.

Dalai Lama to speak in Ottawa, Toronto

The Dalai Lama's visit to Canada next week will include a public appearance with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and public addresses at major stadiums in Ottawa and Toronto.

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