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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...

Nepal Maoists blame Dalai Lama for brainwashing children

Phiriyaphong — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:49:14 +0000

Nepals Maoists have accused Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, of brainwashing children after luring them away from Nepal in the name of educating them.

China criticizes McCain-Dalai Lama meeting

AP — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:19:38 +0000

China said Monday it was concerned about a meeting between Republican presidential candidate John McCain and the Dalai Lama, saying Americans should realize the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is trying to split the...

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...

Obama says he wouldn't attend the Olympics opening

AP — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:54:14 +0000

Democrat Barack Obama took issue Monday with President Bush’s decision to attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games, saying he would go to Beijing only if he saw progress between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama.”In...

China urges Dalai Lama to back Olympics

AP — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:13:01 +0000

China urged the Dalai Lama again on Monday to show support for the Beijing Olympics, in an apparent effort to link the demand more closely with continued talks.The statement from a Chinese spokesman to the official Xinhua News Agency included...

Low-key birthday for Dalai Lama

AP — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:23:37 +0000

The Tibetan government-in-exile won’t hold any celebrations to mark the Dalai Lama’s birthday Sunday because of the ongoing suffering of the people of Tibet, an official said.The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader turns 73.”Tibetans all over the world...