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Canada's parliament launched a wide-ranging probe into China's human rights record, with damning evidence of the treatment meted out to Tibetans by Beijing.

Various Tibetan organisations here have welcomed the end of a 32-day-old hunger strike outside the UN headquarters in New York. The hunger strike was called off after UN Assistant Secretary General Carolyn McAskie offered juice to two persons on strike.

Engineers at the University of Edinburgh have helped to preserve an endangered ancient temple in India that houses some of the greatest artworks in the Buddhist world, it emerged yesterday.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama ends his Canada visit tomorrow evening after a meeting with key media leaders, including senior editors, columnists and publishers.

A group of 10 underprivileged children from the Indo-Tibet Buddhist cultural Institute (ITBCI) are all set to realise their dreams. They will visit France to attend the international children’s festival.

The Dalai Lama wrapped up more than ten days of public appearances in Toronto today by completing the initiation of thousands of devotees into the spiritual teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.

Sipping from orange juice cartons, two Tibetans ended a 32-day hunger strike for Tibetan rights yesterday after a visit from a United Nations official and promises that their demands would not be ignored.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is paying a brief visit to NIORT, in western France, from May 7 to 9. This visit is taking place at the invitation of Mr. Alain Mathieu, President of the Urban Community of NIORT and Mr. Alain Baudin, Mayor of NIORT.

For the first time in 36 years, hundreds of Tibetan refugees settled in Chhattisgarh are protesting rights abuses by China in their native land. Many of the refugees and their families, most of whom make a living by selling garments

An earthquake registering 5.5 on the open-ended Richter scale shook part of China's western Qinghai province on Tuesday, but no casualties or damage were reported.