(Adds Sarkozy, invitation to U.S. diplomat, background) By John Ruwitch BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Tibetan monks stormed a news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing officials of ...

Originating from Tibet, the Lhasa Apso is a distinctive dog with excess facial hair and a long coat. They were originally bred by monks to help guard palaces and monasteries, which makes for a rather ...

A government-managed visit by foreign reporters to Tibet's capital backfired Thursday when Buddhist monks disrupted the tour, screaming that there was no religious freedom and that the Dalai Lama was ...

Two young Tibetan monks set themselves on fire in Lhasa Sunday in protest against Chinese rule—the first self-immolations reported in the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, according to sources.

LHASA, China, March 27 -- EDITOR'S NOTE: Charles Hutzler, Beijing bureau chief for the Associated Press, was in a group of foreign journalists that was taken on a government-arranged trip to the ...

Tibetan monks stormed a news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing Chinese authorities of lying about recent unrest and saying the Dalai Lama had nothing to do with the violence, foreign ...