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Beyond Mesopotamia: A Radical New View Of Human Civilization Washington DC (SPX) Aug 03, 2007 
A radically expanded view of the origin of civilization, extending far beyond Mesopotamia, is reported by journalist Andrew Lawler in the 3 August issue of Science. Mesopotamia is widely believed to be the cradle of civilization, but a growing body of evidence suggests that in addition to Mesopotamia, many civilized urban areas existed at the same time - about 5,000 years ago - in an arc that ex ... read more
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Feeling Stress, Then Try Breathing Says New Age Guru
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 03, 2007Dozens of people are crammed into a small room, lying on the floor and breathing in rhythm to the loud whooshing sounds coming from the mouth of India's leading New Age guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The eager crowd is learning a stress-busting technique that the perpetually smiling Shankar -- dubbed by one Indian magazine as the "fastest-growing guru in the marketplace of happiness" -- says he dis ... more Rivers Submerge Villages In South Asian Flood Misery 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 05, 2007The death toll from floods sweeping across India topped 1,100 on Sunday as more people drowned in swollen rivers that have stranded millions with little food or drinking water, officials said. Six people died overnight in Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll to 125 in the northern state where 2,400 villages have been cut off, a government spokesman said. "Almost all rivers are flowing above the ... more Bush Calls Global Climate Summit To Do A Deal 
Washington (AFP) Aug 03, 2007President George W. Bush has invited the world's major polluters to a September 27-28 conference to set long-term goals on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental groups have called the plan, which Bush proposed in a speech on May 31, a diversion from other global efforts to combat global warming, while Washington says it complements UN-driven talks on the issue. Bush asked Australia, Br ... more Pakistan Says US-India Nuke Deal Risks Arms Race 
Islamabad (AFP) Aug 02, 2007Pakistan warned Thursday that a civilian nuclear accord between India and the United States threatens regional stability, saying it would allow its arch rival to produce more atomic bombs. The caution came at a meeting of Pakistan's National Command Authority (NCA) chaired by President Pervez Musharraf, a statement said. The body oversees the country's nuclear strategy. The long-delayed deal ann ... more Pollution Amplifies Greenhouse Gas Warming Trends To Jeopardize Asian Water Supplies 
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2007Scientists have concluded that the global warming trend caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases is a major contributor to the melting of Himalayan and other tropical glaciers. Now a new analysis of pollution-filled "brown clouds" over south Asia by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego offers hope that the region may be able to arrest some of the alarming retreat o ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Jul 30, 2007Indian and French officials held talks on nuclear energy cooperation Monday and pledged to work on an accord similar to ones New Delhi has signed with the United States and Russia. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's diplomatic adviser met with India's national security advisor M.K. Narayanan and exchanged invitations for state visits to each country, a statement from the French embassy said. "Bo ... more Indian Officials Hail US Nuclear Accord 
New Delhi (AFP) July 28, 2007India's top nuclear scientist on Saturday hailed a nuclear pact with the United States as "a very good deal" that should satisfy both countries. The long-delayed accord announced on Friday in Washington allows US exports of civilian nuclear fuel and technology to India for the first time in 30 years -- a move intended to reverse sanctions imposed on the Asian giant for its nuclear tests. ... more US And India Adopt Historic Nuclear Agreement 
Washington (AFP) Jul 27, 2007The United States and India announced Friday that they have adopted an operating agreement for a landmark nuclear deal but the pact still has to be cleared by a skeptical US Congress. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Indian counterpart Shri Pranab Mukherjee in a joint statement hailed the civilian nuclear agreement as a "historic milestone" in relations. President George W. Bush sa ... more More Than 70 Die In Weekend Floods, Rains In South Asia 
Guwahati, India (AFP) Jul 30, 2007More than 70 people were killed after heavy rains and floods across South Asia, while over one million were left stranded by rising waters on the weekend, officials said Sunday. Several days of torrential downpours combined with melting Himalayan snow caused flooding in low lying areas of Nepal, India's northern states and neighbouring Bangladesh, with rivers expected to crest in coming days. I ... more |
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Washington (AFP) July 25, 2007A bi-partisan group of lawmakers warned Wednesday that Congress could block a landmark US-India nuclear cooperation deal if it sidesteps safeguards to prevent military uses of the technology. The 23 legislators sent a letter to President George W. Bush saying the so-called "123" operating agreement, which reportedly allows India to reprocess spent nuclear fuel, could end up violating US law. ... more Australia Considers Selling Uranium To India 
Sydney (AFP) July 26, 2007Australia is considering selling uranium to India after New Delhi finalises a landmark civilian nuclear deal with the United States, the government said Thursday. Australia has the world's largest known reserves of uranium and has been under pressure sell the nuclear fuel to India since it agreed last year to supply rival Asian giant China. But Australia has a policy of refusing to export ... more US Lawmakers Question Secretive US-India Nuclear Pact 
Washington (AFP) July 25, 2007US lawmakers have warned President George W. Bush of "inconsistencies" amid reports Washington has agreed in principle to allow India to reprocess spent nuclear fuel under a landmark deal. The warning came after US and Indian officials finalized last week the implementing agreement for Washington to provide nuclear technology and fuel to India under a deal agreed upon by Bush and Indian Prime Mi ... more Global Warming Impacting Global Rainfall Patterns 
Paris (AFP) July 23, 2007A study has yielded the first confirmation that global warming is already affecting world's rainfall patterns, bringing more precipitation to northern Europe, Canada and northern Russia but less to swathes of sub-Saharan Africa, southern India and Southeast Asia. The changes "may have already had significant effects on ecosystems, agriculture and human regions that are sensitive to changes in pr ... more
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