Envoy fears for Tibet when Dalai Lama dies
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BEIJING, (Dec 5) - The Dalai Lama's top envoy, in rare remarks on a dialogue process with China, has warned of potential instability unless the issue of Tibet is resolved within the lifetime of the 71-year-old spiritual leader.
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Russia said on Friday that it would give the Dalai Lama a visa, the first it has given the Buddhist leader in a decade, but rushed to reassure China it was not supporting his demands for Tibetan autonomy.
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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama says Tibet might benefit more by remaining with China provided the culture and the environment of the Himalayan region is protected.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel held an historic meeting with the Dalai Lama on Sunday, her office said, despite strong pressure from China not to receive the Buddhist leader.
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VIENTIANE, Nov 27 - China criticized Russia on Saturday over its decision to give the Dalai Lama a visa, the first Moscow has granted the Tibetan spiritual leader in a decade.
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Australian PM John Howard is due to meet the Dalai Lama in Sydney, amid fierce opposition from China.
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China's top negotiator with Taiwan  aims to send senior envoys to attend his counterpart's funeral,  the state Xinhua news agency said Sunday, a day after the  rivals marked their first non-stop flights in more than 55  years.
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Doctors fought to keep Yasser Arafat alive as anxious Palestinian officials looked for ways to prevent unrest if their 75-year-old leader, said to be in a coma Friday, dies.
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It is 45 years since Tibet&#39;s god-king, the Dalai Lama, fled his homeland on horseback as Chinese shells rained down on his capital.
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The Foreign Ministry has decided to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, reversing course after refusing earlier requests amid China's objections to allowing the spiritual leader to visit Russia, a spokesman said Friday.
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Tibet's top government official defended Chinese rule in the Himalayan region on Wednesday and dismissed calls by a veteran Tibetan Communist for the Dalai Lama to return home.
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The Dalai Lama said Tuesday that violence in Iraq has cost too many lives and soured his view of the U.S.-led war.
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The departing envoy had argued for giving locals more responsibility. Critics are pressing for a tougher approach.
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The Dalai Lama said Thursday that China is taking an increasingly harsh stance on Tibet and he appealed for international help during a visit to Rome.
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The Dalai Lama thrilled thousands of Buddhist pilgrims, consecrating a temple and stopping at Russian Orthodox church during his first visit to Russia in a decade, a trip that has angered China.
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China's special envoy offered Tuesday to act as a go-between in new peace negotiations to end the four-year conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, where more than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million made homeless.
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The head of a Tibetan monastery has  been shot dead by a policeman in western China after he and  other monks demanded payment for medical treatment after they  said they were beaten in custody, a U.S. broadcaster said.