On the small Thai island of Koh Samui, tens of thousands of stray dogs roam freely, a common sight everywhere.
Step by step, Newman sought a new way to live. He stopped exhibiting his works, embraced the teachings of the Buddha, moved to the northern moshava of Yavne’el.
Many attend the ritual hoping it will help recharge the holiness of their tattoos and boost their luck.
More than 2,300 Rohingya arrived in Indonesia last year, UNHCR data showed, surpassing the number of arrivals in the previous four years combined.
A rare Chinese Buddha statue, found in a French family's home and thought to have been lost, is expected to fetch 1 million euros when it is auctioned in Paris.
The statement said the Dalai Lama leader "often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras. He regrets the incident."