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[dalailama.com] DHARAMSALA, Jan 8: His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to Ms Mehbooba Mufti yesterday to express his sadness on hearing the news that her father, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had passed away in New Delhi.

In honour of the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday, New Delhi has hosted a celebration on 4 January to mark the life and accomplishments of the spiritual leader. Despite the Dalai Lama’s milestone birthday having passed in July 2014, his busy schedule has meant that a celebration in India was unable to take place until now.

ALDERSHOT, England – Thousands of Buddhists from all over Britain packed into the Aldershot football stadium southwest of London on June 29, quietly waiting under a hot sun to see the Dalai Lama.

Just outside the turnstiles, another group of Buddhists awaited the Tibetan spiritual leader.

“False Dalai Lama, stop lying, false Dalai Lama, stop lying!” they chanted over and over through megaphones, drummers pounding out a rhythmic tempo. When he spoke, only snippets of his remarks could be heard above the cacopho

One of China’s most famous rights lawyers was given a suspended three-year term for inciting ethnic hatred and disrupting public order, his lawyer said on Tuesday, in a case that has highlighted the government’s determination to crack down on all forms of dissent.

The Big Issue enjoyed more awards success at the PPA Scotland magazine awards, winning best Feature Writer and Cover of the Year.

The Big Issue toasted an early festive treat last night at a magazine awards bash in Edinburgh, winning two top prizes to round off a successful 2015

Britain has issued a rare rebuke to Beijing, slamming Chinese authorities’ “completely unacceptable” treatment of foreign journalists and diplomats who were manhandled by police and undercover agents outside a free speech trial in the capital.

As China’s economy settles into slower growth, President Xi Jinping has been touting the benefits
of what he calls the “new normal,” including a more equitable distribution of income and less pollution.

The Obama administration has announced a $1.83bn (£1.22bn) arms sale to Taiwan in a deal that has antagonized China. The US said the deal was consistent with its “long-standing policy on arms sales to Taiwan”.

A family of Egyptian asylum-seekers whose children got stuck in foster care gave University of California, Irvine senior Mary Sargious a $10,000 idea.

Beijing: China expressed dissatisfaction on Monday over India-Japan agreement concerning the freedom of navigation in South China Sea. The agreement was signed during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to New Delhi.