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Understanding Autumn Rain Decline In South East Australia Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 27, 2008 
Fluctuations in sea-surface temperatures to the north of Australia and changes in atmospheric circulation patterns over the sub-tropical Indian Ocean have been identified as key factors leading to declining rainfalls in south-eastern Australia since 1950. According to a report from a CSIRO Wealth From Oceans Flagship study - published this week in the science journal Geophysical Research ... read more
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India tests ballistic missile: official
Bhubaneswar, India (AFP) May 23, 2008India's military on Friday conducted a successful test of a short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, defence sources said. The test of the Prithvi (Earth) missile was carried out from India's Integrated Testing Range at Chandipur-on-Sea, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) northeast of Orissa's state capital Bhubaneswar. "It was a user trial of the army version of the 150-250 kilometre ... more Rice plugs nuclear power, US oil exploration 
Washington (AFP) May 23, 2008The United States needs to explore more for oil at home and tap nuclear power as part of a comprehensive energy policy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview aired Friday. Speaking to CNBC television during a visit to California, Rice also dismissed fears that the US economy was losing its competitive edge to China and India. It's very important that we diversify (ene ... more Analysis: India mulls new probe agency 
New Delhi (UPI) May 21, 2008 Worried over its failure to effectively stop the growing incidence of terror attacks, Maoist violence and white-collar crime, India is considering the establishment of a federal agency to investigate crimes having countrywide implications. Successive Indian governments, police, security and intelligence agencies have deliberated establishing a federal investigating agency but have ... more India, Pakistan sign prisoner agreement 
Islamabad (AFP) May 21, 2008Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan signed a pact Wednesday to give consular access to each others' prisoners but made no breakthrough in their dispute over the Himalayan region of Kashmir. Foreign ministers from both sides wrapped up the latest round of the four-year-old negotiations between the feuding neighbours, which resumed this week after a hiatus of several months caused by political ... more Indianapolis 500 Airs Nationwide On XM Satellite Radio 
Indianapolis IN (SPX) May 19, 2008XM Satellite Radio will air extensive coverage of the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 as motorsports fans gear up for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" on May 25 live from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. XM is the exclusive satellite radio provider of the Indianapolis 500 and the Indy Racing League. The Indianapolis 500 can be heard nationwide on the IndyCar Series Racing channel ... more |
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Yangon (AFP) May 15, 2008"Where do they want us to go? We have no house any more, and it is raining," says 30-year-old Gangamani, one of thousands of cyclone victims ordered to leave monasteries where they have been sheltering. Some 1,000 people, both Buddhists and ethnic Indian Hindus, have made a makeshift camp in the grounds of a monastery across the river from Myanmar's main city Yangon. But now the military ... more Walker's World: Building with BRICs 
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2008 The concept of the BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- was coined five years ago in a research paper from the Goldman Sachs investment bank. This week, reality takes over from theory as the foreign ministers of the BRIC countries hold their first formal meeting in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. They convene with an agenda that includes the issue of biofuels, food ... more Myanmar Allows Some Experts In As UN Call Emergency Meeting 
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2008Myanmar is allowing experts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to enter the country to deliver aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis, the US ambassador to ASEAN said Wednesday. "We heard today that the Burmese (Myanmar) authorities had granted permission for foreign experts to come in from neighboring countries, including China, India, Bangladesh and Thailand," Ambassador ... more India tests ballistic missile capable of reaching China 
Bhubaneswar, India (AFP) May 7, 2008India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile Wednesday that can hit targets deep inside China, joining the ranks of nations possessing intermediate-range missile capacity, the defence ministry said. It marked the third test of the Agni-III missile - India's longest-range ballistic missile - and was staged "to establish the repeatability of the missile's performance," defence ministr ... more |
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Washington (AFP) May 7, 2008Inhabitants of Brazil and India have the world's most environmentally-sustainable lifestyle and Americans have the least, according to a new study tracking global attitudes towards consumption and the environment. The survey by the National Geographic Society establishes a "Greendex" -- an index measuring the economic impact of consumer lifestyle choices -- in four key areas: housing, transp ... more ISRO Scientists Meet With Prime Minister 
New Delhi, India (PTI) May 07, 2008Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday lauded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists behind the successful launch of polar rocket that put a record ten satellites in orbit. A delegation of top space scientists led by ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair presented to Singh a model of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and satellite pictures of the national capital taken by Cartosat ... more Homeland Security: The week ahead 
Washington (UPI) May 5, 2008 Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina Tuesday mean that presidential politics is likely to dominate the news agenda this week. But among all the endless talk of demographics, victory margins and delegate counts, here are a few national and homeland security events and stories that might make the inside pages. Armed services subcommittees in the House will begin to mark up ... more Analysis: High noon for Clinton, Obama 
Washington (UPI) May 5, 2008 Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face their high-noon showdown on Tuesday in Indiana and North Carolina: The results of those two primary elections could prove the decisive turning point of the long race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Abraham Lincoln famously said at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War that he wanted God on his side, but he had to have ... more
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