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 Bangalore, India (SPX) May 22, 2009 
The Indian space agency has raised the orbit of its first unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 to 200km from the lunar surface for further studies on orbit perturbations and gravitational field variations of the Moon. 'With the successful completion of all the mission objectives from 100 km above the moon since November 2008, we have raised the height of the spacecraft to 200 km Tuesday ... read more 
Islamabad (AFP) May 21, 2009Pakistan stopped short Thursday of denying reports it has expanded its nuclear programme, accusing India of disturbing the regional balance and compelling Islamabad to take remedial steps. "Pakistan has always maintained a policy of minimum credible deterrence based on national security imperatives," foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told reporters at a press briefing, where he was aske ... more
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Washington (AFP) May 21, 2009Pakistan and India have started sharing intelligence as part of an unprecedented cooperation effort between the longtime nuclear-armed foes overseen by the United States, US media reported Thursday. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) arranged for the two South Asian nations to share information on the Pakistan-based militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), widely accused of plotting ... more  
Kathmandu (AFP) May 21, 2009A Nepalese "Super Sherpa" conquered Mount Everest for a breathtaking 19th time on Thursday, breaking his own previous world record in a climb he dedicated to environmental awareness. Apa Sherpa, 49, reached the summit of the world's highest peak early in the morning, Jitendra Giri, of the Nepalese government's mountaineering department, told AFP. "He reached on top of Everest this mornin ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 21, 2009US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit China this month, state press said Thursday of the longtime critic of Beijing's rule over Tibet and its human rights record. Pelosi, who will be heading a delegation from the US Congress, will arrive on Sunday and stay in China until May 31, the official Xinhua news agency said. The House's first female speaker, Pelosi has been ... more 
Prague (AFP) May 20, 2009China warned the European Union against meddling in its internal affairs on Wednesday at a summit in Prague, where the European side had hoped to move on from past tensions over the Dalai Lama. The summit was originally set for December last year but China called it off to protest against a meeting between the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who then hea ... more |
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Colombo (AFP) May 18, 2009Sri Lanka's war against Tamil Tiger rebels has "ended successfully," the island's defence secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapakse, told the island's president Monday in a nationally televised ceremony. "We have successfully ended the war," he told President Mahinda Rajapakse, who is his brother and commander-in-chief of the Sri Lankan armed forces. Sri Lankan military commanders also lined up and ... more 
Islamabad (AFP) May 18, 2009Pakistani newspapers expressed hope Monday for peace with arch-rival India after the moderate Congress-led alliance won elections in the nuclear-armed rising power. India's election commission said the Congress alliance won 261 seats and the party itself 206 -- its best performance since 1991. Pakistan and India began a slow-moving peace process in February 2004 which ground to a halt af ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2009DNA analysis shows that Indonesian zebu cattle have a unique origin with banteng (Bos javanicus) as part of their ancestry. Throughout the world, cattle inhabit a range of climatically diverse environments: common taurine cattle, for example, are kept in temperate zones, zebus in hot, dry climates and yaks at the high altitudes of Tibet. A report published by the online, open-access ... more 
Colombo (AFP) May 14, 2009The Sri Lankan military on Thursday accused Tamil Tigers of using phosphorus bombs as part of their last-ditch attempt to face off against a massive onslaught by government troops. A military statement said the once-powerful rebel force, now surrounded in a four square kilometre (1.5 square mile) patch of jungle on the northeast coast, had deployed the bombs as landmines across their defence ... more |
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Bangladesh's tigers stalk uncertain future in Sundarbans
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