Source: The Times of India/Press Trust of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1004713.cms

On January 29, 2005 the Press Trust of India reported, "Nepal has ordered the closure of the contact office of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and of the Tibetan refugee welfare centre in Kathmandu, an official said. 'The Office of Dalai Lama's Representative in Nepal and Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office were ordered closed since they...

Source: The Northwest Herald

http://www.nwherald.com/MainSection/282486472479365.php

On January 28, 2005 The Northwest Herald reported, "A Buddhist monk in Crystal Lake, [Illinois], [Sujatha] Peradeniye returned Jan. 20 to the place where he grew up. He brought about $30,000 in local donations, hoping in some way to help restore what the tsunami devoured. The devastation left behind by the Dec. 26 disaster no longer fills the front page, but it is as real as the...

Source: Idaho Statesman

http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2005501270364

On January 27, 2005 the Idaho Statesman reported, "the Dalai Lama plans to visit Sun Valley for the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Organizers of September's trip say the Nobel Prize-winning spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists will address a general audience, conduct private meetings, speak at a news conference and talk to invited...

Source: The Idaho Statesman

http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2005501270364

On January 27, 2005 The Idaho Statesman reported, "The Dalai Lama plans to visit Sun Valley for the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Organizers of September's trip say the Nobel Prize-winning spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists will address a general audience, conduct private meetings, speak at a news conference and talk to invited...

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4756633,00.html

On January 26, 2005 The Guardian reported, "A Chinese court on Wednesday spared the life of a Tibetan monk convicted in a series of fatal bombings, commuting his death sentence to life in prison, the government said, in a case that prompted an international outcry. Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche, 54, was convicted in December 2002 and given a death sentence with a two-year...

Source: The Times of India

Wire Service: Reuters

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1000462.cms

On January 25, 2005 Reuters reported, "Chinese authorities have told senior religious leaders in a Tibetan area to urge the faithful to show more support for a top monk anointed by Beijing and on whom the future of the restive region may ride. The order was issued, together with a threat of punishment, in a closed-door...

Source: The Independent

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=603965

On January 24, 2005 The Independent reported, "The town is meant to offer a blueprint for the new Sri Lanka; a shining example of how the one million people left homeless by the tsunami will live out the rest of their days. But the beleaguered Muslims of the southern coastal town of Hambantota are furious at what their government has in store for them... According to...

Source: Khaleej Times

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/January/theworld_January532.xml&section=theworld

On January 23, 2005 the Khaleej Times reported, "Two Buddhist men have been shot dead by suspected Islamic militants in Thailand’s restive south, police said on Sunday, in the latest episode in violence that has claimed more than 570 lives since it flared...

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/23/national/23video.html

On January 23, 2005 The New York Times reported, "many men of the Sikh faith wear a small sword under their clothing. Orthodox Jews often refuse to move illegally parked cars on Saturdays. Outsiders may photograph statues in Buddhist temples, but not in Hindu ones. These are some of the insights in a series of videos the Chicago Police Department uses to train its officers in dealing...

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/22/international/worldspecial4/22preach.html?pagewanted=1

On January 22, 2005 The New York Times reported, "A dozen Americans walked into a relief camp here, showering bereft parents and traumatized children with gifts, attention and affection. They also quietly offered camp residents something else: Jesus... The attempts at proselytizing are angering local Christian leaders...

Source: RIA Novosti

Source: The Ithaca Journal

http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20050119/localnews/1886821.html

On January 19, 2005 The Ithaca Journal reported, "located on Turkey Hill Road in Ithaca [NY], the Foundation of Light offers a unique spiritual experience for local residents who are looking for an environment that is accepting of all religious and nonreligious denominations. In the early 1970s, the Foundation of Light was established by Mabel...

Source: The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/hundreds-mourn-buddhist-leader/

On January 17, 2005 The Seattle Times reported, "hundreds of people gathered beneath the soaring roof of the Washington Buddhavanaram Buddhist Temple...

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20050113-9999-1c13wrapup.html

On January 13, 2005 The San Diego Union-Tribune reported, "In the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami has come a faith-based response of unprecedented aid, ongoing prayers and questions of why. The outpouring includes millions of dollars from Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Jews and other faiths touched by this catastrophe and...

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/12/international/worldspecial4/12religion.html?pagewanted=all

On January 12, 2005 The New York Times reported, "Across nations and religions there has been a search for explanations of not only why the tsunami came but why it killed some and not others - and a vibrant, sometimes virulent cottage industry is supplying them. Some discern a lesson that humanity should unite...