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Dalai Lama Admitted To Hospital In India For Tests

AP — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:56:41 +0000

The Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in this western Indian city on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman said.

Dalai Lama, battling exhaustion, cancels trips

AP — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:03:02 +0000

The office of the Dalai Lama says the Tibetan spiritual leader is suffering from exhaustion and is canceling his international trips.

Sarkozy says he will not meet Dalai Lama in France

AP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:37:52 +0000

First, French President Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to boycott the opening of the Beijing Olympics. Then he backed down. Now, he is heaping praise on China’s leadership and avoiding a meeting with the Dalai...

McCain to meet with Dalai Lama

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:57:29 +0000

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is scheduled to meet with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, on Friday in Colorado.The two will meet in Aspen, where the Dalai Lama plans to address a symposium on Tibetan culture and its...

Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion

AP — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:36:34 +0000

The Dalai Lama said Sunday that “it’s totally wrong, unfair” to call Islam a violent religion.The Tibetan spiritual leader, appearing at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, offered a defense of Islam in response to a question about...

Dalai Lama arrives for 5-day visit to Germany

AP — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:10:49 +0000

The Dalai Lama arrived Thursday for a five-day tour of Germany, where his last visit sent German-Chinese relations into a spiral.This time, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader will not be meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is on a trip to...

Dalai Lama prays for China earthquake victims

AP — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:49:33 +0000

The Dalai Lama offered his condolences and prayers Tuesday for the victims of the massive earthquake that hit central China, killing some 12,000 people.”I would like to extend my deep sympathy and heartfelt condolences to those families who...

Dalai Lama: Meetings with Chinese were respectful

AP — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:14:04 +0000

The Dalai Lama said Chinese officials were “respectful” in meetings last week, but large differences remained over the causes of the recent unrest in Tibet.In an interview published Friday with the German weekly Der Spiegel, the Dalai...

Dalai Lama calls for US help to resolve conflict with China

AP — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:20:36 +0000

The Tibetan people need the involvement of the U.S. government to help resolve recent conflicts between Chinese officials and anti-Beijing protesters in Tibet, the Dalai Lama said Monday.”At this moment, we need your help,” the exiled...

Paris city council names Dalai Lama 'honorary citizen'

AP — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:46:54 +0000

The Paris city council has bestowed the title of “honorary citizen” on the Dalai Lama.The symbolic council vote led by Mayor Bertrand Delanoe’s Socialists and the Green Party comes as France’s relationship with China is souring.President Nicolas...