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It was one of the typical intimate gatherings that Meadows Museum of Art director Diane Dufilho enjoys every so often at her home.

The head of the Dalai Lama's office and Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office here has told Radio Free Asia (RFA) that Chinese pressure prompted Nepal to close them down, citing an explicit order to avoid working against Chinese interests.

J.Lo is intrigued by it. Richard Gere is a longtime devotee. According to the tabloids, director Oliver Stone raised his daughter in its traditions.

Britain has asked Nepal not to close down two offices run by Tibetan refugees in Kathmandu. "We regret the government action," said Mitra Pariyar, spokesman of the British embassy in Kathmandu.

The government's latest decision to close down offices of the representatives of the Dalai Lama in Nepal and Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office in Kathmandu has drawn flak from international community and rights groups.

It has been a busy week for eleven Tibetan refugee children as they tour Britain. Tibet Foundation is hosting a 21-day UK Cultural Tour by the group from the Tibetan Homes Foundation (THF) in India from 20 January - 13 February 2005.

Days passed, then weeks and a month now. I am frightened by this date (26th) the Republic day, which reminds me of the furious wave. The house shook and I fell down, the sea started coming towards me like a monster and I started running for my life.

Two Canadian mining firms, one from Vancouver and the other from Toronto, have been singled out by the Dalai Lama as having plans that could irreversibly damage the ecology of the Tibetan plateau.

Relatives of a jailed Tibetan monk whose death sentence was commuted this week insisted Thursday that Tenzin Delek Rinpoche is innocent and called for more international pressure on Beijing to release him.

The Nepalese government should allow the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office to reopen and continue assisting thousands of Tibetan refugees in Nepal, Human Rights Watch said today.