Tibetans in exile vote in India for their political leader - The Hindu

Hundreds of Tibetans in exile braved the rain and cold Sunday in India’s northern city of Dharmsala, where the exiled government is based, and voted for their new political leader as the current officeholder’s five-year term nears its end.

Dalai Lama says it's for people to decide fate of his office

The exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader said Saturday that it's up to his followers to decide whether the office of the Dalai Lama exists in the future.

Resolve Tibet issue through non-violence, says Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Friday called for concerted efforts to resolve the Tibet issue but through non-violence.

A dozen Cuban-Americans travel on 1st U.S. cruise ship to Cuba in 50 years

Top officials with Carnival Cruise Line said Sunday that up to a dozen of the more than 700 passengers who will depart this afternoon on the Adonia, the first U.S. cruise vessel to sail to Cuba in 50 years, are Cubans or Cuban-Americans.

Tibet calls for more autonomy

Tibet’s leadership in exile reiterated its call for more autonomy, saying that its mountain homeland is being occupied by China, Reuters reported.