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UN should not take sides in I.Coast: MedvedevSanya, China (AFP) April 14, 2011 The United Nations should be impartial in the crisis in Ivory Coast, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday, saying any move to exceed its mandate would set a dangerous precedent. "The UN should mediate between the sides and under no circumstances help one of the sides," Medvedev told reporters after a summit with the leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa - the so-called BRICS nations. "We have rather serious questions for the UN leadership." The United Nations has more ... read more |
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  US frowns on Chinese force in Tibet The United States on Thursday criticized China after violent incidents at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, and called on Beijing to respect religious freedom. ... more | .. |
  India vows to improve atomic safety India should ramp up safety mechanisms at its existing and planned nuclear power plants in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said Friday. ... more | .. |
  New India setback for S. Korea's POSCO plant India has blocked South Korean steelmaker POSCO from constructing a planned $12 billion plant in eastern Orissa state until villagers' land claims are settled. ... more | .. |
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  Biofuels Production In Top And Emerging Countries Will Be 150,975 Million Liters In 2016 According to the new market research report 'Top and Emerging bio-fuel markets by technology, feedstocks, regulations, pricing and commercialization trends and forecasts (2011 -2016)', published by ... more | .. |
  India BPO industry suffers 55% attrition The attrition rate in India's business process outsourcing sector jumped to 55 percent from a year earlier, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the flagship industry, a study said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Somali pirates zero in on oil tanker lanes Somali pirates are increasingly threatening global oil supplies from the Persian Gulf as they extend their attacks ever deeper into the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, morphing from a tactical nuisance to a strategic danger. ... more | .. |
  India's Infosys Q4 profit up, but below forecasts India's second-biggest outsourcer Infosys said Friday quarterly net profit jumped nearly 14 percent but the company's shares tumbled as the figures lagged market expectations. ... more |
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  BRICS nations call for UN Security Council reform The leaders of five of the world's major emerging powers called Thursday for UN Security Council reform to give developing nations more of a say on pressing global issues. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan frees 89 Indian fishermen: officials Pakistan on Thursday freed 89 Indian fishermen imprisoned for fishing and violating its territorial waters as the nuclear-armed rivals resume a fledgling peace process. ... more | .. |
 India's nuclear power plans under scrutiny Opposition to India's proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant is growing amid Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 BRICS urges 'early' WTO accession for Russia The leaders of China, India, Brazil and South Africa on Thursday threw their support behind Russia's 18-year-old bid to join the World Trade Organisation, urging an "early accession" for Moscow. ... more |
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 World's major emerging powers meet in China Leaders of the world's major emerging powers are set to meet Thursday in China at a summit expected to tackle the conflict in Libya and reform of the international financial system. ... more | .. |
  Medvedev to Zuma: Let's work together on Libya Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday told his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma their countries should work together to resolve armed conflicts including the one unfolding in Libya. ... more | .. |
  India 'microtags' snakes to snare illegal charmers Officials in New Delhi have injected microchips into snakes used by snake charmers in a bid to regulate the basket and flute performers who have long been a favourite with tourists in India. ... more | .. |
  India court hears call for harsher Bhopal sentences India's Supreme Court began hearing a government petition on Wednesday seeking harsher sentences for seven company managers jailed last year over the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. ... more |
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NISAR radar view maps surface changes in Mississippi Delta
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 World's major emerging powers to meet in China The world's major emerging powers - Brazil, Russia, India and China - welcome South Africa into their fold this week at a summit in China that will seek to give developing nations greater global clout. ... more | .. |
  Terror chief a target amid al-Qaida fears President Barack Obama's administration has posted a $5 million bounty on the head of Mohammed Ilyas Kashmiri, one of the most dangerous figures linked to al-Qaida, amid reports Osama bin Laden is plotting a new offensive. ... more | .. |
 Transocean claims record sea depth for oil drilling Offshore oil drilling group Transocean claimed Tuesday that it had a set a world record for deep water drilling at an ocean depth of 3,107 metres (10,194 feet) off the coast of India. ... more | .. |
  Asia's star ever brighter in space Asia's extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting for the moon while India and Japan fuel up their own programmes. ... more |
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  NGO sues to save forest for Paraguay natives An NGO supporting the rights of native Paraguayans said Monday that it filed complaints with environmental authorities over the destruction of forests in the northwestern Chaco region. ... more | .. |
  Indian navy ponders new minesweepers The Indian navy is keeping its options open for replacing its aging fleet of Pondicherry and Karwar class minesweepers, including building ships in South Korea. ... more | .. |
 Clinton urges China to free activists US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged China to free dozens of government critics rounded up this year including a prominent artist and said Beijing's rights record was worsening. ... more | .. |
 China speaks better English than India: study Emerging market giant China has pipped neighbouring rival India in English language proficiency skills, despite the South Asian nation's strong anglophone tradition, according to a new study. ... more |
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Desert sand mix points to new path for greener concrete
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 Pakistan frees Indian prisoner after 23 years An Indian national held in Pakistan for 23 years returned home Thursday in a sign of easing tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals who resumed peace talks last month. ... more | .. |
  India inches closer to major aircraft deal India's air force won't accept any last-minute offers from bidders in a 126 medium-multi-role combat aircraft deal expected to be worth around $11 billion. ... more | .. |
  Emissions Trading Does Not Cause Pollution Hot Spots Programs that allow facilities to buy and sell emission allowances have been popular and effective since they were introduced in the U.S. two decades ago. But critics worry the approach can create h ... more | .. |
  New theory of Tibet geology put forward U.S. researchers say they have a new theory of the geology underlying the Tibetan plateau, long thought to be floating on a hot crust moving like a liquid. ... more |
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'Super Sherpa' on Everest cleaning climb A top Nepalese mountaineer who holds the record for the number of successful summits of Everest left for another attempt on Wednesday on a mission to clean garbage from the world's highest peak. ... more | .. |
  India's GSAT-8 Delivered To French Guiana A dual-purpose Indian satellite to be orbited on another of Arianespace's Ariane 5 missions during 2011 arrived in French Guiana today. GSAT-8 - which also is known by the INSAT-4G designation ... more | .. |
  India-Bundesbank Iran deal is off: German source India has called off plans that have irked Washington and Israel to channel oil payments to Iran through the German central bank, a German source said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  First ban on all Japanese food over nuclear crisis India banned all food imports from Japan Tuesday, the first country to impose a blanket block over radiation from a stricken nuclear plant, as shares in its operator plunged to an all-time low. ... more |
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