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Tibet's government-in-exile expressed satisfaction after Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin agreed to meet the Dalai Lama despite China's protests, saying it showed the power of public pressure.

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin will go ahead with plans to meet the Dalai Lama next week despite a strong protest from China, which regards the exiled spiritual leader as a dangerous separatist, officials said on Wednesday.

About 35 people attended the token hunger strike at the state capital St.Paul, MN in support of the indefinite hunger strike in NY. The day began at 8 am with prayers from the Gyutoe monks, one minute silence was observed in the memory of all the people who

Roads are blocked and secret service agents swarm his speaking venues wherever the Dalai Lama stops his motorcade in the United States. Security during his 19-day visit to Canada is expected to be more low-key, but organizers here who once had concerns say they are satisfied with the level of protection.

The City of Ottawa has extended a new invitation to the Dalai Lama, upgrading its proposed courtesy call with the mayor to a meeting with Interfaith Ottawa.

KFC's plan to open one of its signature fried-chicken restaurants in Tibet as early as this year is likely to face resistance -- but not because it is American.

The Dalai Lama will be in Canada soon (from April 17 to May 6), raising support for his campaign to save Tibet, but one of the heroes of the freedom struggle fears His Holiness has already lost the fight.

Rain isn't high on the list of preferred weather conditions for most bicyclists. But while pouring rain certainly soaked the band of cyclists riding Monday to reach Boiling Springs, the weather is secondary to this group.

Went looking for an- other traitorous wacko like "Hanoi Jane" Fonda. Instead, I found Richard Gere - and the words I had been planning to write melted away in the drizzle at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.

The recent resumption of direct contact between the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the People’s Republic of China is encouraging; and it is hoped that this will lead to negotiations in order to resolve the question of Tibet in the best interest of the Tibetan and Chinese peoples.