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Four people were killed and another six were seriously injured as a bus overturned off a highway in the Shannan Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Tuesday evening.

The 69th birthday of Dalai Lama was celebrated in a grand fashion. The celebration, which was held at the Central School of Tibetans (CST), was attended by a large number of followers of Dalai Lama

You may wonder what fast-food items have to do with the Dalai Lama. For the 600-member Tibetan community in Bangalore anything associated with their spiritual leader is holy.

Tomorrow, July 3, marks the seventh year since the inception of World Tibet Day – a day linked to the Dalai Lama's birthday, when Tibetans living outside of Tibet and their friends celebrate the rich Tibetan culture

The Dalai Lama celebrates his 69th birthday today. It has been 45 years since about 80 000 Tibetans followed him into exile in India. He now lives in Dharamsala, known as "Little Lhasa", which is the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

Luxury shahtoosh shawls are illegal in order to protect the antelope killed to make them. Hamish McDonald in Rutog, Tibet, reports on a possible alternative.

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama spent his 69th birthday resting after his doctors advised him to slow down his gruelling schedule, aides said.

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetans, turned 69 Tuesday amidst reports that China was hardening its stance on his demand for internal self-rule in Tibet and was even looking for his reincarnation to succeed him.

UNESCO has urged China to take more care of Beijing's Forbidden City and Tibet's Potala Palace and says it plans to re-examine whether they should be put on a danger list.

On this auspicious occasion of the 69th birthday celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Kashag on behalf of the Tibetan people inside and outside Tibet would like to pay its deep respect by offering our warm greetings