French rights minister hopes to meet Dalai Lama

France’s human rights minister, Rama Yade, said Thursday she hopes to see the Dalai Lama while he visits France, although the exiled Tibetan spiritual guide dropped plans to meet President

China deports pro-Tibet activists

Eight pro-Tibet activists who staged a protest near Beijing’s main Olympic venues have been deported, a spokeswoman for the group Students for a Free Tibet says