China said on Monday that any successor chosen by the Dalai Lama would be 'illegal' after the Tibetan spiritual leader announced that he, and not Beijing, would decide whether he should be reincarnate

At least seven people have been killed and 22 others injured in Tibet as the earthquake that hit Sikkim and other North Eastern states in India also rocked the Chinese autonomous province leaving t

Lobsang Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard scholar, was sworn in on Monday as head of the Tibetan government in exile, replacing the Dalai Lama as the Tibetan movement's political leader.

Sangay took the

The US considers Tibet as part of China and does not support independence for the region, the White House said today.

"The US position on the status of Tibet has not changed. We consider Tibet t

China on Saturday urged the US to immediately withdraw a decision to arrange US President Barack Obama's meeting with the exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama.

"The issue regarding Tibet concerns China's

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has devolved his 'formal authority' to the elected leadership of the Tibetan exiles, an official said here on Monday.

But he clarified that the Dalai Lama woul

China on Monday celebrated the 60th anniversary of "peaceful liberation of Tibet", asserting that the Himalayan region was historically part of the country.

March 10: Tibetan supreme spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has decided to transfer his political authority and administrative powers to a leader directly elected by the Tibetan refugees although the

March 10: Tibetan supreme spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has decided to transfer his political authority and administrative powers to a leader directly elected by the Tibetan refugees although the

March 10: The Dalai Lama on Thursday said that the Chinese were continuing to oppress Tibetan people living in Tibet. Addressing his people on the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising D