Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama arrived in Slovenia's second city of Maribor Monday, His Holiness was welcomed at his hotel by city mayor Franc Kangler, Slovenian member of the European Parliament Ivo Vajgl and about 200 other people.

Dharamshala: Tibet's spiritual and political leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on Sunday stressed that great India "must take the lead" in promoting "secular ethics" with "Indian tradition of non-violence and harmony among various faiths", to present a model before the rest of the world.

Dharamshala: China is clamping down on Tibetan refugees by strengthening its border control, a senior official for the Tibetan government-in-exile told reporters at a Tokyo press conference on Friday.

Tokyo: In tandem with growing requests and interest from the Japanese supporters, Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan & East Asia has arranged a visit of minister Tempa Tsering and former minister Jetsun Pema to Japan for two weeks. On the first leg of their visit yesterday (1 April 2010), they attended a reception hosted by the office and the Japanese supporters at Joenji Temple in Shinjuku, which was attended by seventy people.

Dharamshala: The global financial crisis shows just how vulnerable our economic systems are to greed and the ramifications of human decisions. Are you concerned by the current economic situation and interested in alternative approaches?

Dharamshala: Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs announced a committed "to further develop a positive relationship with China," after Monday's meeting between the U.S. President and Secretary of State, and Beijing's new envoy, Zhang Yesui.