The Dalai Lama voiced sadness on Friday at the reported self-immolation of two more Tibetans, the latest in a wave of such protests against Beijing's rule.

But the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader --

The Dalai Lama said on Monday there are hopeful signs that China will push through political reforms in China and Tibet in order to avoid another 'cultural revolution.'

But the exiled Tibetan leader

Dozens of Tibetans have set themselves on fire over the past year to protest Chinese rule, sometimes drinking kerosene to make the flames explode from within, in one of the biggest waves of political

The Tibetan who burned himself alive on the eve of a visit by China's president left behind a letter that urged the world to stand up for his homeland, activists said, while Indian authorities detaine

Chinese government has offered Tibetan Buddhist monks free gyms in monasteries as part of its new initiatives to end the unrest among them.

The government has offered monks in Tibet a convenient way

A young Tibetan activist, who set himself ablaze during a protest against Chinese President Hu Jintao's India visit, died at a hospital here on Wednesday morning.

A US Senate committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would call on China to ease restrictions in Tibetan areas and free prisoners after a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans angry over Chinese rule.

Friends and neighbours of the Tibetan protester who set himself alight in New Delhi said that his actions were out of character but driven by desperation felt by many in his community.

Jamphel Yeshi

Indian doctors operated on a Tibetan exile who set himself alight and suffered severe burns in a protest against a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao to New Delhi this week, his family said on Tuesd

As the anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight into exile, March 10 has traditionally been a flashpoint for unrest in China's vast Tibetan-inhabited regions.

But the monks at Taersi Buddhist Monastery