The Lahore High Court has barred Pakistan Muslim League leader Nawaz Sharif from competing in by-elections later this week. "A Pakistani court disqualified former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday from...
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The Tibetan spiritual leader is arriving in London to mobilise support for his cause. He will address British Parliament and give evidence on human rights to a parliamentary committee during his trip....
"On the small, remote island of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean halfway between Africa and Indonesia, the United States has one of the most secretive military bases in the world. From its position almost 10,000...
The political hot potato has now reached India."The Olympic flame has reached the Indian capital Delhi from Pakistan amid tight security on the latest leg of its troubled tour before the Beijing Games.Many Tibetans...
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Protests continued over the weekend in many places across the world, including major demonstrations in Paris, New York, Melbourne and The Hague in the Netherlands.The spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, called...
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The Chinese government has been pressured into officially denying the accusations of violence against the people of Tibet. Tibetan leaders reject the governments claims and site cases of extreme violence and...
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Dr Sonali JoshiMcLeod Ganj - 14th March 2008 As the
support marchers returned back to McLeod Ganj today, full details of the
arrests and the yesterday's events at Dehra have been coming through. The
number of...
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30 people were killed in the continued Chinese crackdown going on in Tibet. The US has only called on China to "exercise restraint" , but has not called for a boycott of the Olympics. Is China...
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China is continuing to crack down on the Tibetan marchers attempting to march from India to Tibet in China."Police in India have detained more than 100 Tibetan refugees who were trying to march to the Chinese border in protest against China hosting the Olympics.
The marchers...
At least 10 activists have been arrested and hundreds were barred from starting a march from India to Tibet on Monday. They were protesting this summer's olympic games in Beijing. The protest began on the anniversary...
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Supporters danced, beat drums and sang as
deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned Thursday from
17 months in exile to face corruption charges, vowing to restore his
reputation following his ouster in a coup.The Associated Press is...
"Gordon Brown faces rift with Prince Charles over 'snub' to Dalai Lama
By GLEN OWEN
Gordon Brown is on a collision course with Prince Charles over the sensitive issue of the Chinese government's human-rights record.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is...
An international evangelist, considered as the most queried man on earth today reiterated his need to face his powerful nemesis in a one-on-one debate on television live. Also counted as the most sensible preacher of our time today, his challenge is not one to be easily...
The Internationally renowned Interior Designers and Development Managers who are currently transforming the three-acre former Middlesex Hospital site in Fitzrovia into a £1 billion, 273 apartments, 33,000sq m of offices and shops scheme. Have now been given the green light...