Dalai Lama Arrives in Southern Russia
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The Dalai Lama arrived Monday for his first visit to Russia in 10 years after Moscow abruptly reversed its refusal to grant the Tibetan spiritual leader entry.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard was due to meet the Dalai Lama later Friday in defiance of warnings from China that relations between the two countries could be damaged.
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Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu arrived for a two-day official visit to Serbia & Montenegro on Thursday.
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Tibetan exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called on Italy Thursday to support Tibet in its bid for autonomy, in a speech to Italian parliament members.
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Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday criticised a new railway linking Tibet with China's densely populated east, saying it had led to more outsiders flooding the region.
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Elizabeth director Shekhar Kapur receives advice from the Dalai Lama for his new Buddha film.
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The Dalai Lama on Monday told more than 1,000 people at the National Cathedral he doesn't believe differences between fundamentalist Islam and the religions of the West are the cause of war and modern violence.
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The Russian government has allowed the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to visit the country despite longstanding opposition from China.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the Dalai Lama for a meeting on Sunday despite opposition from China.
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President Bush, raising Beijing's ire, presented the Dalai Lama on Wednesday with the U.S. Congress' highest civilian honor and urged Chinese leaders to welcome the monk to Beijing.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  arrived in South Africa on Tuesday, starting a historic two-day  visit on Tuesday which will see Russia stepping up investment  in the country.
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ELISTA, Russia  - The Dalai Lama arrived in Russia&#39;s Buddhist region of Kalmykia for a long-awaited visit after Moscow relented and issued him a visa in a move protested by China.
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"I met the Dalai Lama in my office but I meet everyone in my office. I don't know why I would sneak off to a hotel room just to meet the Dalai Lama. You know, he's not a call girl"  When Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to explain in a year-end interview why he'd met the Dalai Lama in his Ottawa office, it was clear he wanted to show respect for the exiled Tibetan leader. via Calgary Herald
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LHASA, China  - It is 45 years since Tibet's  god-king, the Dalai Lama, fled his homeland on horseback as  Chinese shells rained down on his capital. Many Tibetans do not  expect to see him again, or not in his current incarnation.
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The Dalai Lama brought his message of peace to presidential offices across Central America this week, urging harmony in a world he says is in crisis because of war, fear and intolerance.
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Russian Buddhists brave snow and rain to see the Dalai Lama, who is visiting the republic of Kalmykia.
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Mexico's government will greet the Dalai Lama as a religious leader &#151; not as a politician &#151; a top official said Tuesday.