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An Australian mining company has been the target of a demonstration in Sydney today, calling for an end to gold exploration in Tibet. The protestors picketed SinoGold's annual general meeting, calling on the company to stay out of

Perhaps one of the most interesting celebrations to follow the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama in 1989 was held in Taipei. It was organized by a group the name of which I do not recall, but it was made up exclusively of old

His Holiness the Dalai Lama departed Mcleod Ganj this morning for an extended one and a half month visit to Tabo(Spiti), Germany Sweden , Denmark, Delhi and Ladakh.

FAR FROM TIBET A bull yak grazes at the McRoberts Game Farm near Sidney, Neb. (Kevin Moloney for The New York Times)

As the sun sets on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains here in north central New Mexico, the dun-colored topsoil turns as red as blood itself. Long black shadows creep down the slopes in varying shapes: low and gnarly from thorny sagebrush, tall and

Buddhists really are happy, calm and serene people - at least according to their brain scans. Using new scanning techniques, neuroscientists have discovered that certain areas of the brain light up constantly in Buddhists, and not just when they are meditating

Nepal may have decided to take a tough new line on Tibetans fleeing their China-ruled Himalayan homeland for the neighbouring kingdom. On April 17, the Nepalese authorities ordered 18 Tibetan refugees

A much expected change of leadership is currently taking place in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). According to a report from the official news agency Xinhua, Jampa Phuntsog (Chinese: Qiangba Puncog)

Playing host to a large Tibetan population from the other side of the Kanchenjunga, Sikkim has decided to stand behind the Union government in dealing with the delicate issue of who should head the Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre, the headquarter-in-exile of the Karma Kagyu order of Tibetan Buddhism.

We would like to point out an error in the ABC Radio Australia's news report of 20 May, regarding His Holiness the Dalai Lama's response to an invitation to visit Taiwan.