 Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has made his first public appearance since his wounding in an assassination attempt. He delivered a speech Friday evening at an event marking a national holiday. Fico was shot four times at close range in mid-May. And amid tension between the US and China, the Dalai Lama turns 89 today. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. Beijing considers him a separatist. He is currently in the US recuperating from a medical procedure.