Gillard Snubs Dalai Lama

Australian PM snubs Dalai Lama during visit

Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard refused to meet the Dalai Lama during his visit to Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, but insisted that the snub had nothing to do with Chinese pressure on world leaders to shun the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.Ms Gillard attracted criticism from within her own government for announcing on Monday th...