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Following the loss of the space shuttle Columbia on February 1 the Dalai Lama sent a message of condolence to U.S. President George Bush describing the tragedy as "a great loss...to the United States and the world."

Relatives of two Tibetans handed death sentences for a series of bombings in western China say that the Chinese government has banned them from discussing the case publicly.

The Dalai Lama on a tour of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, in 1995. Click image to enlarge. (Photo: NASA)

Tibet will speed up the construction of small towns to attract herders and farmers to settle down, the chairman of the Tibetan regional government, Legqog, said Saturday, according to state media.

Prof. Samthong Rinpoche, the Prime Minister of Exile Government said that the Exile government has nothing to do with the founding of Taiwan Tibet Exchange Foundation.

You won't find McDonald's in Lhasa, but you can order a yak burger on a sesame bun at the Hard Yak Café. Even the french fries are crisp. Should you prefer Tibetan dining, try the Himalayan Restaurant across the hall.

Thirty-two Tibetans detained in Tihar jail on January 30 for demonstrating outside the Chinese embassy were released yesterday evening. They had been on hunger strike for three consecutive days since their detention.

A Tibetan refugee living in India holds a placard condemning the recent execution of a Tibetan, during a 24 hour protest hunger-strike in Bombay January 31, 2003. The hunger-strikers were protesting against the execution of Lobsang Dhondup, convicted by China of setting off bombs and inciting terrorism. Despite protests from international rights groups, Dhondup was executed on Sunday. Photo by Arko Datta

Participants in ICT's 2002 TYLP in Washington, D.C.

ICT-Europe will hold the inaugural Tibetan Youth Leadership Program in Brussels, Belgium, from 4 July – 9 July 2003. Designed for young Tibetans in Europe, this exciting program will see experts from around the world encourage and train young