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US lawmaker presses China, India over human traffickingWashington (AFP) Sept 30, 2010 A leading US lawmaker on Thursday urged President Barack Obama's administration to ratchet up pressure on China and India over sex-trafficking and modern day slavery that flourishes in both countries. Congressman Christopher Smith, who led the charge for the landmark 2000 law Trafficking Victims Protection Act, said the two Asian giants were among the world's worst offenders in their disregard for forced bondage and sexual exploitation. At a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Smi ... read more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Sep 20, 2010 Police have launched a manhunt after two Taiwanese tourists were shot by attackers on a motorcycle in the Indian capital. The injured were taken to Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Hospital where authorities said one on the injured had been hit in the stomach. The shooting happened near the Jama Masjid mosque, a popular tourist destination within the old walls of Old Delhi. At a news ... more  
New York (UPI) Sep 21, 2010 India's environment minister painted a pessimistic picture of the December U.N. climate change summit in Cancun, Mexico. "I think frankly Cancun is headed nowhere because the financial commitments made by the developed countries at Copenhagen have not been fulfilled and are unlikely to be fulfilled in any substantial measure," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh told the Press Trust of I ... more  
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2010During the collision of India with the Eurasian continent, the Indian plate is pushed about 500 kilometers under Tibet, reaching a depth of 250 kilometers. The result of this largest collision in the world is the world's highest mountain range, but the tsunami in the Indian Ocean from 2004 was also created by earthquakes generated by this collision. The clash of the two continents is very ... more |
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  Tsunami Detection Improves But Coastal Areas Still Vulnerable  65 die as monsoon rains lash northern India   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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Sweden's Ikea pitches to enter IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 20, 2010 Swedish home furniture giant Ikea pitched Monday for fast-growing India to open up its huge retail market to foreigners and said it planned more stores in emerging market giant China. India's tight investment rules restrict overseas retail firms to "back-end" wholesaling - except for single-brand outlets such as Nokia or Reebok - to protect local, family-run stores which fear being driven out of business. Ikea chief executive Mikael Ohlsson urged the government to relax the strict regulations ... read more |
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