COLOMBO, March 22 (Reuters) - A Buddhist monk who applied to join Sri Lanka's police force and carry a gun has been turned down -- because he wouldn't give up his saffron robes. The monk applied for a ...

BANGKOK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - At a Buddhist temple south of Bangkok, a monk watches as a machine presses down on thousands of water bottles, before a giant bale of crushed plastic rolls out with a thud.

YANGON, Myanmar -- In helping others, Myanmar's saffron-robed Buddhist monks have helped themselves. The monks' critical role in providing relief after Cyclone Nargis has galvanized their ranks and ...

What would happen in case every person took a moment to think before speaking or doing anything? That was the question which lay unasked beneath cheers at the Lincoln Memorial as a small group of ...