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Beijing cannot understand why Moscow allowed the Dalai Lama to visit Russia, a Chinese government spokeswoman said on Tuesday, and accused Tibet's spiritual leader of attempting to split China, the Reuters news agency reports.

Mr President, On December 2nd, the suspension of the death sentence of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's, a well-known and much respected Tibetan Buddhist lama in his region, will come to an end and he could then be executed at any moment by the Chinese authorities.

Amid security concerns during the 2nd World Buddhist Summit in Lumbini, Rupandehi district, the CPN (Maoist) Tuesday declared a unilateral ceasefire in the district for three days.

The 2nd World Buddhist Summit kicked off amid much fanfare in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, on Tuesday. Over 120 delegates of 28 countries including VVIPs from eight countries including India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Egypt have already arrived

On December 2nd, Tibetans and supporters around the world will be calling for the immediate release of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a respected Buddhist leader from Eastern Tibet, who could be executed any day now.

The campaign to stop China executing a Tibetan religious leader was due to come to the Scottish Parliament today. The parliament's cross-party group on Tibet welcomed exile Geshe Lobsang Tenpa, who is touring the UK as part of an international campaign to save Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche.

For decades, Delhi's young and restless have flocked to dark little shacks outlying the main university campus for a swig of the freedom tipple -- 'chhang' or Tibetan rice beer.

Thousands of Russian Buddhists have journeyed through snow and rain to see the Dalai Lama, who is visiting the remote southern republic of Kalmykia.

The Norwegian Tibet Committee held a peaceful demonstration on Monday 29th November 2004 in front of the Chinese Embassy in protest against the death sentence given to Tenzin Delek Rinpoche by the Chinese Authorities.

As a part of the international effort to save the life of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche who faces death sentence at the hands of the Chinese authorities on 2 December 2004, the Student for Free Tibet and Tibetan Community in Britain is holding a Special candle lit Vigil for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche