Dharamshala: His Holiness started his U.S tour with a speech at the Bloomington centre in Indiana yesterday. The Dalai Lama spoke on the Heart Sutra is considered by some the best known and most popular of all Buddhist scriptures.

Moscow: Russia is ready to help settle the conflict between China and the Tibetan spiritual leader 'His Holiness the' Dalai Lama, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his 12-day US tour today with a teaching in Bloomington, Indiana.

Dharamshala: Two human rights lawyers in China have been banned permanently from practicing law in China.

Dharamshala: Wan Yanhai, founder of a prominent AIDS advocacy group in China, has fled to the US with his family after increasing pressure and harassment from the Chinese authorities. Although Wan had become accustomed to aggravation from the Chinese government and authorities, in recent months Beijing has been tightening its control over the operations of independent groups and activists that are seen by the Communist leadership as threats to the government's authority. As such, the degree of pressure and stress had increased significantly and after dozens of intimidating phone calls, Wan fled to the US due to concerns for his personal safety.

Dharamashala: Tibet's spiritual and political leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama left for the United States on Sunday for a 15 day tour of the country.