THE Dalai Lama, Tibet`s exiled spiritual leader, says he backs China`s right to host the Olympics after Beijing reportedly charged he was trying to sabotage the Games
MALAYSIAN police used tear gas to disperse 300 supporters of a hardline Islamic party and arrested 20 people after they pelted police cars with stones in a poll-related incident
CHINA has pledged to impose tougher curbs on foreign artists after pop star Bjork sang in support of Tibetan independence in Shanghai, warning similar actions could lead to them being blacklisted
