With few qualified people available, Jawaharlal Nehru took a bet on unusual diplomatic candidates in newly independent India ...

Isolated heavy rain is likely in the Northeast, Central, Eastern, and Southern regions of Thailand, with very heavy rainfall expected in parts of the North on Sunday, according to the Thai ...

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have announced the birth of the world's first somatic cell-cloned dzo in China's Xizang Autonomous Region. This marks a critical breakthrough in ...

The search for the next Dalai Lama will not fully break from tradition, a process in which high-ranking lamas rely on dreams, ...

India is a land famous for its beautiful monuments, wide variety of flora and fauna, its beaches and spiritual wonders.

At least 100,000 are preschoolers between the ages of 4 and 6, and over 900,000 older children from Tibet have been forcibly ...

Explore Tibet's ongoing struggle against Chinese control, including the Dalai Lama’s spiritual succession and Beijing's ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, turned 90 years old and blessed the crowd of devotees gathered to offer their good wishes ...

In Texas, more than 100 people were confirmed dead and dozens remain missing after a tropical moisture-laden storm system unleashed 10–18 inches (25–46 cm) of rain in mere hours.

China has also sought to elevate other spiritual figures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism’s No. 2 figure, the Panchen Lama. A boy recognized by the Dalai Lama as the new Panchen disappeared soon after, ...

Five batches of 50 yatris will cross into Tibet through the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand, and 10 batches of 50 pilgrims will ...