New Delhi - More than 600 exiled Tibetan leaders gathered in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala Monday to air their views and aspirations on the best course of action for the Tibetan cause.

The situation in Tibet was serious and at this "critical stage" all Tibetans had to come together to discuss their views on what future action needed to be taken, Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile said in his opening speech.

The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, had called for the four-day special meeting, saying that nothing substantive had been achieved in several rounds of talks with the Chinese leadership on greater autonomy for Tibetans within China.

Taipei - The lawyer for Taiwan's ex-president Chen Shui-bian applied for Chen's release from detention Monday as the former leader's hunger strike is threatening his life.

Attorney Cheng Wen-lung made the request after visiting Chen at the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, where Chen was admitted Sunday evening after having fasted for five days, since he was detained at the Taipei Detention Centre last Wednesday.

London, Nov 17 : A new study has revealed that more and more adult population is beginning to think of Brit children as a threat to the society.

According to the survey, conducted by the children’s charity Barnardo, 49 per cent of adults regard children as increasingly dangerous both to each other and to their elders, while 43 per cent feel that “something has to be done” to protect society from children and young people.

More than a third of people agree that “it feels like the streets are infested with children”.

Los Angeles - Dirk Nowitzki was at his best at the end to put an end to the Dallas Mavericks' worst start in a decade.

The German juggernaut erupted for seven of his season-high 39 points in overtime and pulled down 15 rebounds as the Mavericks stopped a five-game slide with a 124-114 come-from-behind road victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.

"We had to get off this losing streak, so whatever I had to do," Nowitzki said. "The team told me to keep shooting and play aggressively."