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Weather watchers in Qinghai Province and the Tibet Autonomous Region in northwest China have reported the highest winter temperatures ever recorded.

A delegation of the Tibet Intergroup representing the major political parties of the European Parliament (European People's Party, European Socialist Party, Green Party, Democratic and Liberal Alliance) paid a visit to Dharamshala

At a press conference held this morning at the Department of Information and International Relations Hall, a delegation of the European Parliament Tibet Inter-group (EPTI) expressed their firm support for the autonomy of Tibet and they are resolute in raising voice against

China will target a 7.5 billion yuan ($934 million) fund at repelling an invasion of rats eating their way across fragile wetlands on the Tibetan plateau, the China Daily said on Friday.

It was a joyous occasion for all Tibetans, as the people from Tibet are colloquially addressed, who conducted special prayers to mark "Losar" or, the beginning of a new year this Tuesday.

Huge but largely powerless, the Chinese parliament's main advisory body is a gaggle of businessmen, farmers, movie stars and Tibetan monks meant to keep Chinese leaders in touch with what's going on in the nation's far-flung regions.

When Thubten Wangchen was 4 years old, his mother died in a Chinese work camp. She was pregnant at the time, and according to Mr. Wangchen, the Chinese were rounding up pregnant women and working them to death.

Sleeping on a train's hard berth from Beijing to Tibet may cost you less than US$100 in the near future, only one-third of a one-way air ticket at present.

US President George W Bush will hold a meeting with nine prominent persons representing five religions tomorrow including a Shia leader from Lucknow, a Tibetan monk and a Dalit scholar.

With slow, rhythmic prayers, Ithaca's Tibetan Buddhist community rang in their new year Tuesday morning amid more than 50 onlookers.