World Mar 18 Dalai Lama’s Offer to Shed Political Role Meets Resistance Dalai Lama speaks to reporters in Dharamsala, India. (Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images) The Dalai Lama's offer to relinquish his political leadership of the exiled Tibetan people has run into opposition not only from China, where his every utterance is viewed with suspicion,…
World Jan 25 WikiLeaks Cables Help Uncover What Made Tunisians Revolt A protester displays a defaced portrait of ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images A set of 10 diplomatic cables released by whistleblower website WikiLeaks offers some insight into the recent upheaval in Tunisia and starts…