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Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama to be released from hospital soon: aide

The Dalai Lama is likely to be discharged from the hospital in the next few days, a senior aide said Saturday, a day after surgeons removed gallstones from the Tibetan spiritual leader. "He had a minor surgery so he's resting,"...

Former Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize

Saturday, October 11, 2008 By DOUG MELLGREN and MATTI HUUHTANEN The Associated Press Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, right, shakes hands Friday with current President Tarja Halonen at the Presidential Palace in...

:: Todays news

In today’s news.. A virgin shark (named TidBIt) produces a pup in Virginia aquarium. Scientists confirmed that it’s the second case of “virgin birth” after one reporting in a zoo at Omaha in 2002. The process is called...

10 Governments Currently In Exile

Ten political parties or governments that have been forced to go into exile.^Ten political parties or governments that have been forced to go into exile.^For a variety of reasons (often war), various political parties or...

On Letterman Show, CBS Anchor Julie Chen Reunites Husband Les Moonves with Boyhood Friend

On Letterman Show, CBS Anchor Julie Chen Reunites Husband Les Moonves with Boyhood Friend Hearing Tom Petty lyrics in her sedan inspired “Early Morning” hostess on a special mission. New York, NY (October 10, 2008) – Proving...

Chinese men lead Nobel Peace Prize favorites

There are 197 nominations this year, committee will not name them Speculation is leaning heavily toward a human rights prize China says dissident Hu Jia, favored to win, is not a legitimate contender Prize to be announced...

US Uighurs wait to take in Guantanamo detainees

For centuries, hospitality to weary travelers has been part of the Uighur culture. The tiny Uighur community in the Washington, D.C. area has been largely anonymous, but is suddenly in the spotlight: a federal judge this week...

News Minute: Stocks in trouble...Wells Fargo wins Wachovia...North Korea nuclear

Associated Press - October 10, 2008 2:53 AM ET TOKYO (AP) - Stocks across Asia are tumbling. At one point in Friday trading Japan's benchmark fell more than 10%. One investor says he prays before he goes to bed the Dow will...

News Minute: Asian stock plunge...Bush to reassure America

Associated Press - October 10, 2008 1:13 AM ET TOKYO (AP) - Japan's main index is leading another freefall of Asian stocks, spurred by a massive sell-off on Wall Street and an escalating global equity crisis. The benchmark...

Eastern Brains

BU Today, October 9, 2008 Probing the partnership between Buddhism and the brain sciences Boston, MA (USA) -- Harvard Professor Anne Harrington discusses the relationship between neuroscience, cognitive science, and Buddhism in...