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"He is coming down; His Holiness is on his way. If you would take your seats." Suddenly, the wood-panelled Library Room on the mezzanine level of the Royal York Hotel becomes quiet.

Human rights groups yesterday accused the government of restricting their right to protest at next week's trip to London by the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, by wrapping the official visit in a cloak of secrecy.

In an implied acknowledgement of Sikkim's status as Indian territory, China has quietly stopped listing the Himalayan border state as a separate entity. The Chinese move came on the eve of the elections in Sikkim

GOODBYE, DALAI. The exiled Tibetan leader ends his 19-day Canadian visit today after drawing thousands of faithful to teachings that were a mix of Buddhist tradition and Hollywood glamour.

Tony Blair is to hold talks next week with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, Downing Street announced today. The two leaders will meet for talks in Downing Street as part of a European tour by the Chinese prime minister

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is visiting the European Commission in Brussels today. EU officials stress that, coming less than a month after Commission President Romano Prodi visited Beijing, Wen's trip highlights the rapidly growing rapprochement between the bloc and China.

The meek, it is written, shall inherit the earth. Could be. You can certainly bet that some among the meek will be able to claim their inheritance sooner than they will capture the attention of news organizations or the conscience of the United Nations.

The Tibetan Youth Congress called off its Indefinite Hunger Strike at the United Nations on May 13, 2004, following a visit UN Assistant Secretary-General Carolyn McAskie at the Hunger Strike venue.

Fossils suggest that Ngari Prefecture, the peak of Tibet Autonomous Region, known as the "roof of the world", was once a land where the climate was mild and humid, and plenty of big arbors were grown some 130 million years ago.

Twelve-Year-Old Amy Moar’s love of music has been a source of strength to her as she battles against life-threatening illness. Little Amy has used singing and playing the piano to help her cope with a kidney transplant, blindness and growth problems.