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France presidential elections: the candidates challenging Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is fighting for reelection in the April 22 presidential poll. Here are the top 5 presidential candidates.
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Dalai Lama set to resign. What role will he play then?

The Dalai Lama announced Thursday that he is relinquishing his political leadership of the Tibetan exile movement. But how much will the move actually change his role?
Here’s an explanation of his past roles and the structure of the Tibetan government in exile.
In Pictures: The Dalai Lama's career

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Two Tibetans self-immolate in Lhasa: is protest spreading?

Two Tibetans set themselves on fire Sunday in the first such protests against Chinese rule in Lhasa, the tightly controlled Tibetan capital. At least 34 Tibetans have self-immolated since March 2011.
Why Voice of America is losing to voice of communist China – at home and abroad

With funding and program cuts, Washington is crippling the truth-telling Voice of America broadcasts in China. Meanwhile, Beijing is aggressively expanding its media campaign to spread untruths – broadcasting from American soil. America can't afford to let the VOA go silent.
France presidential elections: the candidates challenging Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is fighting for reelection in the April 22 presidential poll. Here are the top 5 presidential candidates.
Dalai Lama wins Templeton Prize as more than 'simple Buddhist monk'

The Dalai Lama has won the Templeton Prize for exceptional contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension by spreading his message of compassion worldwide.
Self-immolations in Tibet must resonate in America

Tibetans around the world are in mourning for the more than 25 Tibetans who have immolated themselves over the past year in protest against China's oppression. These self-immolations are also desperate cries for support from the international community. Americans can help.
Chinese police shoot three in Tibet amid protests

One was killed and two others wounded by the police.
Rare visit to remote region highlights China's clampdown on Tibet

Conversations with ethnic Tibetans suggest that China's authoritarian policies designed to tamp down disorder are causing unrest and self immolations.
As Tibetan New Year approaches, China tightens grip

A senior Chinese official has ordered tighter security in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and on main roads following deadly protests in Tibetan-inhabited Sichuan province.
Chinese police fire into crowd of Tibetan protesters, say witnesses

But Chinese authorities said that overseas advocacy groups were twisting the truth about what happened with Tibetan protesters Monday in order to undermine the government.
Self-immolation as protest tactic rises in Tibet, Middle East

Political suicides by fire rise among many Tibetans and Arabs as their situations grow desperate. But such a tactic often fails to ignite protest, and itself raises questions.
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Zen and the art of Facebooking

Facebook becomes a fad among young Buddhist monks in the Himalayan town of Upper Dharamsala.
No Enemies, No Hatred

Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo's first English-language collection of poems and essays offers a fearless critique of the China that has imprisoned him.
Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong-il – moral opposites

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel was a victim of communist dictatorship; North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was a communist dictator. It is time to correct a historic injustice and award Havel the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously for his lifetime achievements.
Vaclav Havel: Moral beacon and leader of Velvet Revolution

Vaclav Havel, from dissident playwright to president, left a legacy of courage. Czech admirers are paying their respects today to Vaclav Havel in Prague
Vaclav Havel: playwright, poet, president, advocate for 'the individual' (Video)

Vaclav Havel not only led a peaceful 'Velvet Revolution' in Czechoslovakia, but inspired similar revolutions around the world with ideas that still resonate today. Vaclav Havel passed away on Sunday.
Martin Scorsese's 3-D 'Hugo': movie review

Martin Scorsese dives into a child's fantasy in 'Hugo,' the story of an orphaned boy with a dream in 1930s France.
China's crackdown grows as Tibetan self-immolations increase

The string of 10 recent Tibetan self-immolations – six monks, three former monks, and a nun – is unprecedented in modern Tibetan history.
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The Tibetan exile story, caught on tape

An organization in India has recorded thousands of oral histories from Tibetan exiles dispersed around the world in hopes of preventing Tibetan culture from fading away.
Dalai Lama cancels South Africa trip. Did China trade ties get in the way?

The Dalai Lama said he was forced to cancel a trip to South Africa due to visa delays. Critics say it's a foreign policy embarrassment.
Africa Monitor
China's bidding: Should South Africa issue a visa to the Dalai Lama?

South Africa's delay in issuing a visa to the Dalai Lama – scheduled to attend the 80th birthday bash of fellow Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu – has created a controversy over China's growing influence.
'God Bless America'? Not in high school math class, US judges rule.

A US appeals court in California says a public high school teacher has no constitutional right to display posters in his math class preaching his 'views on the role of God in our nation's history.'
Young lawyer aids exile Tibetans with his language and legal skills

In Dharmasala, lawyer Vinayak Sharma uses his language and legal skills to help Tibetans facing India's complex legal system.
Lobsang Sangay is sworn in as new prime minister of Tibetan exiles

Harvard-trained academic Lobsang Sangay vows to fight Chinese 'colonialism' at his swearing-in as the new political head of Tibetan exiles. But will he have clout?
Chapter & Verse
Can you measure the truth of a memoir?

Author Ben Yagoda sets up a "how-to" guide for determining a memoir's "truthy aspects."
Indian monastery aids Tibetan monks facing crackdown

The Kirti Monastery in Dharamsala, an Indian hill town home to thousands of exiled Tibetans, has become a crisis center for the turmoil at its sister monastery under lockdown in Sichuan, China.