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A closely watched visit is set to take place in October, when a frail, 74-year-old Buddhist monk seeks an audience with President Barack Obama.
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Mexico announced a return to “normalcy” on Monday, preparing to reopen businesses and schools even as the virus sickened more than 1,200 people in 20...
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Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 44 people and wounding 20 others. Two girls...
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Turkish media say at least 16 people have been killed and 20 others wounded in an attack on a wedding ceremony in the southeastern part of the country.
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China said Thursday that President Barack Obama should not meet the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, when he visits the United States in October.
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Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks sit for evening prayers at the Tsechokling monastery in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, March 14, 2009.
