It was not immediately known whether he was in his Tashi Lhunpo Monastery at the time. The epicenter was about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the main part of the city, which is called Xigaze in ...

The Dalai Lama offered prayers for victims of the powerful earthquake that claimed more than 120 lives. His Holiness led a ...

According to a fact-sheet on the January 7 earthquake – which levelled thousands of houses and killed over 100 people in ...