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Those who came to hear harmonious chants and prayers of Buddhist monks at the Basilica of St. Adalbert instead found themselves ousted from the sanctuary by a conservative Catholic splinter group bent on disrupting the performance.

In the latest development which turned out to be a triumph for the peace marchers and their supporters, the local police allowed the peace marchers to resume their walk to Delhi.

In a major setback, the march on foot to Delhi of the Tibetan Youth Congress, one of the major Non Governmental Organisations, was stopped by the local police who say they have been directed by the central government.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has extended support to a UN initiative to encourage artists, entertainers, statesmen and stateswomen to publicly support the ideals, vision and mandate of the United Nations as the best organisation to promote peace across the globe, a UN report said.

The EU is considering lifting its ban on weapon sales to China, imposed following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. China has been pushing the EU to drop the arms embargo and has already secured support from two of the EU's largest powers, France and Germany.

Mention Tibet, and in our minds we conjure up thoughts of a country full of mysticism, a unique culture and way of life so unknown to the West. Today, the truth is that 53 years of the illegal occupation and subsequent

A Taupo couple have won a Grammy the hard way - by lugging recording gear through India and Nepal for three months. Jon Mark and Thelma Burchell found their award-winning talent at Sherab Ling monastery, in the foothills of the Himalayas

Carlsberg and the Danish Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) acquire 50 per cent of the share capital of Lhasa Brewery. The acquisition makes Carlsberg the market leader in Tibet's fast growing beer market.

Lodi Gyari Rinpoche's visit to South Africa. From left to right) Mr. Penpa Tsering, Member of Tibetan Parliament -in-exile, Mr. Lodi Gyari Rinpoche, Dalai Lama's Special Envoy to US, Mr. Renato Palmi, Founder - Tibet Society of South Africa, Mr. Jampal Chosang Dalai Lama's Representative for Africa. Mr. Lodi Gyari Rinpoche was hosted while in South Africa by the Tibet Society of South Africa. He was the key note speaker for the World Movement for Democracy Conference which recently took place in Durban.

Should the Tibetan students be taught traditional Tibetan education with more emphasis on modern education, or vice versa? This was one of the issues which was dominant at the two-day seminar on the second draft of the 12th Kashag's education policy.