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The members of the Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest pro-independence organisation in the exile Tibetan community, Monday organised peaceful protest march here asking the Chinese communist regime to show Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, the boy recognised by the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama

Many people have only the simplest vision of Buddhism, the one they'll see at the University of Northern Iowa's sold-out arena Tuesday: a smiling, good-natured 74-year-old Tibetan who wears a robe and implores you to live in

Russia is ready to help settle the conflict between China and the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said last

Compassion, kindness, the ability to forgive and to feel a sense of community are among the universal traits of a healthy mind, the Dalai Lama told a crowd of more than

At least five protesters, including two women, were injured as thousands of Tibetan villagers in Markham County in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have renewed protests against mining operations

The first batch of 30 monks have graduated to become science teachers in Tibetan monasteries in exile. A convocation was held yesterday at Deer pa

The United States and China reported no major breakthroughs Friday after only their second round of talks about human rights since 2002. A senior U.S. official

After hearing about his cutting-edge research on the brain and emotions through mutual friends, the Dalai Lama invited Richard Davidson to his home in India in 1992 to pose a

To survive the high life, many Tibetans carry unique versions of two genes associated with low blood hemoglobin levels, the researchers fo

Most Tibetans are genetically adapted to life on the "roof of the world," according to a new study. The Tibetan Plateau (map) rises more than 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) above sea level. At such heights, most people are