Tibetan parliament-in-exile is debating the Dalai Lama's decision to give up his political role, with some members pleading for the Buddhist holy man to reconsider
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A nephew of the Dalai Lama is run over and killed on a dark Florida road during a walk to raise awareness of the Tibetan struggle for independence... more
Jean Paul Gaultier's mind is a whirlwind of conical bras, sci-fi movies and Breton stripes. Now Sir Elton John has harnessed the couturier's chaotic creativity to raise money for charity. Hermione Eyre enters the maelstrom... more
Scotland Yard appealed for victims of a self-styled Buddhist guru to come forward after he was jailed for raping and assaulting women disciples... more
Imagine it’s 20 years ago and you are the head of security in a nice wee totalitarian state. Relaxing after a good lunch with the Supreme Leader, you find yourself dreaming about your secret police having the perfect database...... more
Today's 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China sees huge celebrations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the world's largest man-made space... more
The power of the internet to "inform and challenge" people's thinking could be used to tackle the world's environmental problems, the Prince of Wales suggested... more
Voters' queues snaked around many city blocks in South Africa on Wednesday in scenes reminiscent of the first democratic elections in 1994 - but the mood was less exuberant... more
Chinese rule in Tibet has created a "hell on earth", the Dalai Lama said in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that sent him into exile... more
Tibetan freedom campaigners have criticised London Metropolitan University for expressing regret to China for "any unhappiness" it caused by awarding an honorary degree to the Dalai Lama ... more
On the concourse at Liverpool Street station, two men dressed as Tower Bridge are dancing a slow waltz...this is not a strange dream: it is the last party of Ken Livingstone's London... more
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