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People smuggler faces small fineCanberra, Australia (UPI) Mar 24, 2009 A smuggler accused of sending 1,500 refugees to Australia is likely to only face a fine and suspended sentence. Abraham Lauhenapessy, a 49-year-old Indonesian also known as Captain Bram, was arrested last October in Indonesia after the Indonesian navy intercepted his 90-foot wooden boat carrying 250 Sri Lankan would-be asylum seekers. He was discovered hiding among the asylum-seekers on the Jaya Lestari 5, which remains docked in Merak on West Java. The Sri Lankans are also being held on ... read more |
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Mumbai (UPI) Mar 16, 2009 Mumbai police arrested two men suspected of planning attacks on the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, a fuel storage depot and a shopping center. The men, aged 29 and 23, are brothers-in-law and residents of Mumbai. They are also said to have been taking their orders from someone in Pakistan, a report in The Times of India newspaper said. "These two have been in constant touch with ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Mar 16, 2009 India's bid to bolster its defenses with a missile shield has suffered a major setback, officials say, following a botched test launch this week. The test was effectively abandoned after one of the two missiles in the operation deviated off course because of a snag in the system, officials said. "The flight test was planned to demonstrate the interception of a tactical ballistic ... more  
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Mar 17, 2010Northrop Grumman has been selected to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for two new fleet tankers being built in Italy for the Indian Navy. The IBS orders were placed with Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine unit by the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, which is under contract to build the two tankers at its shipyards in Liguria and Palermo. Terms of the contract for the IBS were ... more |
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India withdraws nuclear power bill New Delhi (UPI) Mar 16, 2009 The Indian government withdrew the introduction of a bill that seeks to limit the liabilities of companies setting up nuclear power plants in the country. The bill would cap to about $65 million the compensation that foreign nuclear operators would be liable for in the event of a nuclear accident. The Indian government's liability, however, would be limited to about $385 million. All claims would be required to be presented within 10 years. The government maintains that without the legis ... read more |
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