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the democratic hyperpower |
 Paris (AFP) June 6, 2009 
The Dalai Lama accused China on Saturday of imposing a "death sentence" on Tibet, as he arrived in Paris for a visit that has once again chilled Franco-Chinese relations. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is to be named an honorary citizen of the French capital despite warnings from the Chinese government that his arrival will harm relations with France. The Dalai Lama criticised ... read more 
New York (AFP) June 5, 2009A US appeals court Friday cleared the way for Chrysler to exit bankruptcy under an alliance with Italy's Fiat, dismissing a challenge from Indiana's state pension funds. A three-judge panel from Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld without comment a decision by a bankruptcy judge approving the US government-backed plan to create a new entity to buy the assets of the troubled number three ... more
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The Hague (AFP) June 5, 2009Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, urged the international community Friday to make an independent assessment of the situation in the region and put pressure on China to end the "oppression". "Please, international community, judge whether there is a problem or not. Go there and investigate," he told members of the Dutch parliament on the final day of a three-day visit. "In the c ... more  
Ljubljana (AFP) June 4, 2009The Indian navy on Thursday stopped Somali pirates from attacking a cargo ship registered in Slovenia, the Slovenian STA news agency reported, quoting state Radio Slovenija. The pirates on board three fast motorboats targetted the freighter Postojna, but fled after warning shots were fired from the Indian naval vessel escorting a convoy. Nobody was hurt in the incident, Radio Slovenija said. ... more 
Mogadishu (AFP) June 1, 2009The French navy on Monday handed over four suspected pirates, two of them dead, to Somalia's northern breakaway region of Puntland, officials said. Puntland officials said the two were killed by the Indian navy during an attempt to attack a Norwegian-owned Liberian registered vessel with 10 Indian crew in the Gulf of Aden last Thursday. "The French navy handed over four pirates over to ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2009VIASPACE has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Auro Infra to develop an agricultural project in Tanzania based on Giant King Grass. Auro Infra is a private company registered in India and the project is led by Indians resident in Tanzania. Located south of the equator in Africa, Tanzania's climate is ideal for growing Giant King Grass, with plentiful rainfall and ... more |
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Washington DC (UPI) May 26, 2009IPI deals expected in June. In what could be a major breakthrough if it holds, Iran and Pakistan are set to sign formal agreements on the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline by June, advisers say. Asim Hussain, the top energy adviser to Islamabad, led the delegation to Tehran in an effort to hammer out gas sale and purchase agreements with Iran during the weekend. Huss ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) May 25, 2009India on Monday took delivery of its first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) plane, as part of a deal with Israel worth more than one billion dollars, officials said. The delivery is seen as part of India's quest for air dominance over arch rival Pakistan as well as a milestone in growing military ties with Israel. "India is one of the few countries to have inducted the AWACS ... more 
New Delhi (AFP) May 26, 2009French firm Dassault Aviation, expelled from a 12-billion-dollar Indian warjet contract, is now likely to rejoin the race, with five other global firms vying for the deal, officials said Monday. "Dassault Aviation has been cleared to put up its Rafale fighter jet for field trials," an Indian defence ministry official said, adding that the approval came last week from the policy-making Defenc ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) May 25, 2009US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi, a tough critic of China's human rights record, visited Shanghai's financial centre Monday, after meeting a leading Chinese Catholic priest. Pelosi, who has been outspoken on Beijing's rule over Tibet, arrived in China Sunday with a delegation from the US Congress and was due to meet national leaders in the nation's capital later. At the ... more |
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