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Troops guard water pumps in BangladeshDhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) Apr 21, 2010 Soldiers are guarding water pumps in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, as the city of 7 million faces severe water shortages. While water shortages are typical during the April-May dry season, it has been especially bad this year, getting a start in March with unusually high temperatures. The city needs 581 million gallons of water a day but can only produce 502 million, said the country's national Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. "The army will work in coordination with the w ... read more |
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Rampur, India (AFP) April 15, 2010Indian aid workers battled blocked roads and downed power lines Thursday as they rushed aid to victims of a giant tornado that ravaged hundreds of thousands of homes and killed 131 people. In West Bengal state, 250,000 people were made homeless by the twister, which packed winds of up to 120 kilometres (75 miles) an hour as it tore across isolated rural areas of northeast India and Banglades ... more  
Bangalore, India (UPI) Apr 15, 2010 India is developing a sub-sonic cruise-type missile with a range of around 650 miles, The Press Trust of India reports. The 19-foot-long and 1.5-foot-wide Nirbhav missile is under development and was "getting into some shape," V. K. Saraswat, scientific adviser to the defense minister and the head of the Defense Research and Development Organization, said. Nirbhav, meaning "fearl ... more 
Rampur, India (AFP) April 15, 2010Indian authorities battled blocked roads and downed power lines on Thursday as they rushed aid to victims of a storm that has left hundreds of thousands homeless and killed 116 people. In West Bengal state, 250,000 people lost their homes when the tropical storm, with winds of more than 120 kilometres (75 miles) an hour, ravaged isolated areas of northeast India and Bangladesh overnight Tues ... more |
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Tougher Australian asylum policy backfiresCanberra, Australia (UPI) Apr 14, 2010 The Australian government's get-tough policy to close the door on asylum seekers is creating instead a rush to reach the country, officials said. Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the clampdown on asylum seekers late last week. There has been "immediate suspension of processing of all visa applications from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan,'' said Evans. But all regular maritime arrivals will continue to be processed at Christmas Island, even th ... read more |
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