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Climate skeptics exploiting scandal: US envoyWashington (AFP) Feb 16, 2010 The US pointman on climate change on Tuesday accused vested interests of exploiting scientific scandals and pledged to act even if China and India balk at the controversial Copenhagen accord. Todd Stern, the US special envoy on climate issues, downplayed recent revelations about a landmark 2007 study by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that warned of dire consequences from global warming. "What you do see sometimes is that people who have an agenda that is directed towar ... read more |
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Dhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 Bangladesh said it is on target to buy military equipment including 80 armored vehicles and two helicopters as part of its 10-year defense transformation plan. Planning Minister retired Air Vice Marshal A.K. Khandker made the announcement to parliament in Dhaka, saying orders will be placed for some equipment in the current fiscal year. The shopping list includes seven tanks and ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Feb 12, 2010Australian police Friday said they were investigating a string of hacking attacks against Melbourne-based companies, reportedly linked to recent violence against Indian nationals. The cyber raids, which have occurred in the past week, are being probed by a specialist taskforce, a spokeswoman said, refusing to confirm media reports that they were linked to the Indian assaults. "The Victor ... more  
Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Feb 11, 2009 Large numbers of Islamist insurgents were reported to be pouring into Somalia's war-ravaged capital in what appeared to be a bid to pre-empt a much-anticipated offensive against them by the shaky Transitional Federal Government and its allies. As thousands of civilians fled the Indian Ocean port city, the Islamists of the al-Shebab militia linked to al-Qaida warned neighboring Kenya, wh ... more |
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Britain, India sign civil nuclear pact: officialNew Delhi (AFP) Feb 12, 2010 Britain and India signed a deal on civil nuclear cooperation on Thursday, an official said, as New Delhi continues to build its atomic energy programme following the end of a nuclear trade embargo. The British High Commission told AFP High Commissioner Richard Stagg and Srikumar Banerjee, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, "did sign the civil nuclear deal today" in the Indian capital. Ministers from both countries had agreed to the text of the pact last week in London. Britain lif ... read more |
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