Desmond Tutu turns 80 on Friday with celebrations overshadowed by his government’s dithering on whether to allow the Dalai Lama to visit.
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/ 30 September 2011
When the current state of South Africa’s democracy causes Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu to feel "just a sadness", we should all be worried.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is still hoping to have his friend the Dalai Lama, at his 80th birthday celebrations in October. But he has few illusions.
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/ 29 September 2011
You’re not giving the Dalai Lama a visa? Again? Last time, in 2009, the excuse was that Tibet had never really fielded a convincing soccer team.
The South African foreign ministry’s excuses for dithering over entry visa for Desmond Tutu’s birthday celebrations are paper thin.
SA government denies being put under pressure to stop Tibetan spiritual leader attending Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday.
The government’s delay in deciding whether the Dalai Lama will be allowed to attend Archbishop Tutu’s birthday is causing the cleric ‘deep anxiety’.
South Africa is mulling a visa application by the Dalai Lama, who has been invited by Desmond Tutu to the archbishop emeritus’s 80th birthday party.
The Dalai Lama, previously barred from South Africa, has applied for a visa to attend activist Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday.
The <em>Sunday Independent</em> has reported that a row is brewing over a planned visit to South Africa by the Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama arrived in Toulouse, France to spread his teachings there, saying he was "happy" to be free of political tasks.
Lobsang Sangay, a Harvard scholar, has taken office as head of the Tibetan government in exile, vowing to free his homeland from Chinese "colonialism.
China accused the US of "grossly" interfering in its internal affairs and damaging relations after President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama has formally relinquished his political powers to Prime Minister in Exile Lobsang Sangay, but will remain the symbol of Tibetan unity.
It may be a low-key campaign for 83 000 votes dotted around the globe, but an election of exiled Tibetans may ring in momentous changes.
As the Dalai Lama steps down from his political role, it is difficult to identify a successor who can match his standing.
The exiled Dalai Lama announced on Thursday that he planned to formally step down as political leader of the Tibetan government in exile.
China and the US talked on Wednesday about China’s yuan currency being undervalued, militaries and discourse between China and the Dalai Lama.
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/ 23 November 2010
The Dalai Lama says he may raise issue of retirement and end role permanently if agreed with Tibetan Parliament in exile.
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/ 22 November 2010
Local politicians and lobbyists vowed to continue their fight for a South African entry visa for the Dalai Lama following meetings with him in India.
For those looking for the next spiritual leader of Tibet after the Dalai Lama, the ageing monk’s 75th birthday ceremony this month offered some clues.
The Dalai Lama turned 75 on Tuesday, a milestone marked by celebrations in his hometown-in-exile but tinged by sadness.
Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by the Dalai Lama in which he expressed concerns about conditions in Tibet and Xinjiang.
China’s military warned the United States on Thursday to "speak and act cautiously" to avoid reigniting tensions between the two superpowers.
The Dalai Lama said the United States and other countries could help his campaign for a free Tibet by promoting an open society in China.
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/ 21 February 2010
In the span of a few weeks, China has denounced the US twice after President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama and approved an arms package to Taiwan.
China on Friday angrily protested at US President Barack Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it had "seriously harmed" relations.
US President Barack Obama will host the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday despite China’s warning that the meeting could damage strained ties.
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, headed for the US on Wednesday for a meeting with President Barack Obama that has infuriated China.
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/ 5 February 2010
The sudden deterioration in US-Chinese relations is set to accelerate after the White House confirmed that Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama.
Chinese users of the iPhone are unable to download applications related to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Buddhist Tibet.
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/ 12 November 2009
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi will attend a summit on China’s rule of Tibet in Rome despite China’s reported request for him not to do so.