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A fugitive Chinese diplomat has accused Australian officials of tipping off his bosses immediately after he requested political asylum, despite claims he would be in grave danger if forced to return home.

The 10 western provinces of China suffer an annual economic loss of up to 150 billion yuan (18 billion US dollars) because of environmental deterioration, state media said.

It is a form of medicine that demonstrates more than ever the intrinsic connection between the mind, the body and the spirit.

The Office of Tibet, Pretoria, in collaboration with Tibet Society of South Africa is organizing Tibet Festival of Compassion in celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 70th Birthday in July 2005.

Chinese Public Security Bureau agents have detained a Tibetan monk from Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai Province. Sources who asked not to be named said the monastery contained a number of anti-government posters at the time.

Hundreds were killed on the night of June 3-4, 1989 when Chineses People's Liberation Army soldiers, backed by tanks, shot their way down the main Changan Avenue, blocked by Beijing residents, and wrested control of the square from student demonstrators.

"We as Tibetan Buddhists must not use products derived from animals as this will lead to extinction of the rare species. We must educate our people about the dangers posed by the destruction of environment"

The opening match of this year's Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup soccer tournament, the most prestigious game of the exile Tibetan community, was a disappointment for Pokhara

The Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies (ATPD) has replaced four deputies of its 12-member Standing Committee.

The 12th Gyalyum Chemo Memorial Gold Cup football tournament kicked off yesterday amid great fanfare and revelry among the thousands of spectators witnessing the opening ceremony at the Tibetan Children's Village School ground.