Dharmsala

DHARMSALA, INDIA - The question looms over this raggedy hillside town, a place where ancient mysticism constantly brushes against the realities of modern geopolitics.

DHARMSALA, India - Years of negotiations with Beijing have achieved little for the Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama said Friday, though he insisted that talks still needed to press ahead and that the Chinese leadership could - eventually - soften its stand on Tibet.

DHARMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama lashed out at China on Wednesday, accusing it of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet and rebuffing all his efforts to reach a compromise over the disputed Himalayan region.