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Late H. E. Mrs. Anna Lindh, the Foreign Minister of Sweden

President George W. Bush meets with the Dalai Lama at the White House, September 10, 2003. Over Chinese objections, Bush met with the Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, and urged both sides to try to work out their differences through dialogue. Photo by Paul Morse/The Whte House

The Tibetan-government-in-exile, based in the northern Indian hill station of Dharamsala, Thursday said the murdered Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh was a champion of human rights.

The Dalai Lama is coming to Merseyside to speak at the JMU Roscoe Lecture

When a man comes to Liverpool bearing the official title of "Holy Lord, Gentle Glory, Compassionate Defender of the Faith, Ocean of Wisdom" you know he must be a pretty important visitor.

A State Department spokesman said yesterday that the U.S. is "encouraged" by recent visits of the Dalai Lama's envoys to China and Tibet and hopeful that the process will lead to substantive dialogue towards a resolution on Tibet.

Tibetan beauties from India and abroad will once again congregate here to vie for the Miss Tibet crown early next month. The contest, spread over five days, will begin on October 8 and draw contestants from Canada and France too

In a musty temple far outside this ancient Tibetan holy city, a young monk ushered a visitor into a dark chapel lined with statues of Buddhist gods of protection.

Life for 2.2 million farmers and herdsmen in Tibet has markedly improved since the late 1970s, but a growing population and static land holdings pose problems for future generations, a new study showed on Tuesday.

This photo released by the White House shows US President George W. Bush (R) welcoming the spiritual leader of Tibet the Dalai Lama to the White House.(AFP-White House/Paul Morse)