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The Election Commission of the Tibetan government in exile has announced the dates for Assembly polls and the elecion for Kalon Tripa (de facto prime minister) yesterday. The preliminary elections for the 14th Assembly

The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today rejected the concept of a clash of civilizations, calling it "false and dangerous."

The Tibetan Election Commission in Dharamsala has announced on July 29, 2005 the election process for the new Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies and the post of the chairman of the Tibetan Cabinet.

More than 20,000 admirers of the Dalai Lama crowded an ornate park in the German city of Wiesbaden Thursday to hear the Tibetan spiritual leader and see a German state premier hand him a book inscribed with thousands of birthday greetings.

Taken aback by Thimphu's announcement that it had agreed to "change the claim line" in boundary talks with Beijing, New Delhi is now waiting to hear it from the Bhutan King, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, who arrives here next Monday.

His Holiness had an indepth interview with Katrin Moser, a journalist in her late teens. He told Moser that he enjoyed long retreats once in a while, but that as a Buddhist monk, his main purpose in life is to be of benefit to other people.

Himalya Parivar organized its annual working committee meeting at Arya Samaj Mandir, New Delhi on 24, July 2005. Around 150 peoples representing different region of Himalaya residing in Delhi

Tickets for "Global Peace through Compassion," a public talk by the Dalai Lama at the MCI Center, go on sale through Ticketmaster on Monday, August 1.

Mr. Chairperson, The Society for Threatened Peoples is gravely concerned about the current state of human rights in Tibet, particularly since the adoption of resolution 1991/10 by the Sub-Commission.

The EU's dialogue with China on human rights risks becoming a "gimmick", a representative of Tibet's government-in-exile has warned.