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Spain, Seychelles sign deals to fight piracy in Indian OceanMadrid (AFP) Sept 14, 2010 Spain and the Seychelles on Tuesday signed two agreements aimed at fighting piracy in the Indian Ocean, where Spanish trawlers have been among the regular targets of Somali kidnappers. The two deals were inked during an official visit by Seychelles President James Michel. One of them envisages military contacts between the two countries to help in the fight against piracy while the other is a more general "declaration of intent" covering cooperation against piracy in the Indian Ocean. Unoffi ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2010China on Tuesday again emphasised the need for good relations with the United States during a visit by two top White House envoys, but warned Washington not to apply further pressure over the yuan. The comments from Beijing came as the world's top two economies try to put months of tensions - over everything from trade to Taiwan to Tibet - behind them, and prepare for a visit to Washington ... more  
Bangalore, India (PTI) Sep 07, 2010The Indian Space Research Organisation has an offer too tempting to resist: Boeing has said it is ready to collaborate and offer technological know-how to Isro for its human space flight programme, scheduled tentatively for 2016. This will include construction of a crew vehicle to the International Space Station (ISS), journey to the station and re-entry into earth's atmosphere, which is t ... more  
Chennai, India (PTI) Sep 07, 2010The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has planned two more launches - a PSLV and a GSLV mission in December. Talking to reporters after delivering the valedictory address at Aarrush-2010', a techno-management Fest organised at SRM University, eminent scientist and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Director PS Veeraraghavan said both the launches would take place with a few weeks' gap. ... more |
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Indian warship foils Somali pirate attack: navyNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 6, 2010 An Indian warship on Sunday foiled an attempt by Somalian pirates to hijack merchant vessels off Somalia's coast in in the Gulf of Aden, a navy spokesman said on Monday. P.V.S. Satish said marine commandos on board the destroyer-class warship boarded a high-speed boat after it tried to close in on 12 merchant vessels including an Indian ship in the piracy-infested waters. The vessel deployed in the Gulf of Eden on an anti-piracy mission since July was escorting the flotilla when the rogue boat w ... read more |
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