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At least 19 killed as 6.9 quake rocks India, NepalGuwahati, India (AFP) Sept 18, 2011 A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern India on Sunday, killing at least 19 people, including three caught in a wall collapse at the British embassy in neighbouring Nepal. The quake was felt across a wide region after it struck the small, landlocked Himalayan state of Sikkim - which borders Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet - at about 6:10 pm (1240 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey. Its epicentre was just over 60 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of the Sikkim state capital Gangtok, ... read more |
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  Mozambique detains Americans and Briton on piracy mission Mozambique's police briefly detained four Americans and a Briton who claimed to be on a rescue mission of a pirated ship in the Indian ocean, a spokesman said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Brazilian officials sit out Dalai Lama visit The Dalai Lama brought his message of global tolerance to Sao Paulo Friday, but no Brazilian officials attended the meetings by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, whose trips are closely watched by China, Brazil's top trading partner. ... more | .. |
  Google says India Internet users to triple: report Google expects India's Internet users to triple by 2014 as telecom carriers invest in high-speed wireless infrastructure and smartphones become cheaper, a report said Friday. ... more | .. |
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  China warns on South China Sea oil China warned India and other countries about oil exploration projects in the disputed South China Sea and its islands, claiming its "indisputable sovereignty" over the area. ... more | .. |
 26 die in Indian floods, 200,000 evacuated At least 26 people have died and nearly 200,000 have been evacuated as a result of massive flooding in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, a minister said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Graphene may open the gate to future terahertz technologies Researchers from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana have harnessed another one of graphene's remarkable properties to better control a relatively untamed portion of the electromagnetic spectrum ... more | .. |
 S.Africa mulling Dalai Lama visa: foreign minister South Africa is considering a visa request from the Dalai Lama, the government said Tuesday, two years after refusing entry to the Tibetan exiled spiritual leader over fears of angering China. ... more |
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 Death toll from Mexico oil rig rises to three A Bangladeshi has become the third to die from a group of workers who fled a Mexican oil rig ahead of a Caribbean tropical storm and were rescued by the navy, according to the oil firm. ... more | .. |
  Top Scientists Head To Perth For Talkabout SKA Top astronomers and engineers from nine countries will meet in Perth this week to plan for pre-construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) at The Path to SKA-low workshop. Hosted by the I ... more | .. |
  Indian militants likely set off court bomb Home-grown terrorists are likely responsible for last week's deadly attack on the Delhi High Court, India's Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said. ... more | .. |
Dalai Lama addresses thousands in Mexico City Thousands gathered to listen to the Dalai Lama in Mexico City on Sunday, after China complained over Mexican President Felipe Calderon's meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. ... more |
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Nepal arrests 20 Tibetan teens crossing from China Nepal has detained 20 Tibetan teenagers for entering the country illegally from China, police said Monday, weeks after the government assured Beijing that it would crack down on anti-China activity. ... more | .. |
  India's coal projects face obstacles India's increasing energy needs are being hampered by regulatory delays for coal mining projects. ... more | .. |
  Indian attack chopper expected by year end The Indian army will induct the attack version of the indigenously built advanced light helicopter into the army aviation corps this year, a defense official said. ... more | .. |
 Tutu hopes S.Africa defies China over Dalai Lama Activist Desmond Tutu said South Africa's government will "shoot themselves in the foot" if they deny a visa to the Dalai Lama to please key trade partner China, a report said Friday. ... more |
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  Indra Finishes Implementation Of The First Four Radar Stations In India Four out of the nine radar stations which Indra will start up in India to enhance air traffic management are already into service. The Chennai, Bellary, Bhopal and Porbandar radar stations are now e ... more | .. |
  Cybercrime costs $114 billion a year: report Cybercrime claimed 431 million adult victims last year and cost $114 billion, according to a report published Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Dalai Lama calls for more freedoms for Chinese Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday called on China to allow information to flow more freely and to create an independent judiciary. ... more | .. |
  Indian outsourcers seek revenues from 'smart work' For advertising executive Govind Nair, working in India's outsourcing industry for a California telecoms firm means burning the candle at both ends for his customers. ... more |
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  Andre makes a PromISSe All the pieces are coming together for the next long mission by a European astronaut. Now it has a name and logo. ESA has revealed the name of Andre Kuipers' mission: PromISSe. ESA called on c ... more | .. |
  Britain cuts 140 Gurkha jobs in first wave of defence cuts Britain on Thursday informed 140 Nepalese Gurkha troops that they would lose their jobs in a first wave of redundancies forced by defence cuts aimed at curbing a massive deficit. ... more | .. |
  Sri Lankan survey finds 'healthy' elephant numbers Sri Lanka's elephant population remains healthy despite decades of fighting between government and rebel forces, the first survey since the end of the nation's bloody civil war showed Friday. ... more |
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 Tutu office 'confident' S.Africa will grant Dalai Lama visa Global activist Desmond Tutu's office said Monday it is confident South Africa will grant a visa to his close friend the Dalai Lama, who was barred entry two years ago over fears of angering China. ... more | .. |
  India postpones latest Agni missile launch India postponed until next week a test-firing of its indigenously built Agni II ballistic nuclear capable missile due to a technical glitch. ... more | .. |
  Woolly rhino fossil hints at origins of Ice Age giants A 3.6-million-year-old woolly rhinoceros fossil discovered in Tibet indicates that some giant mammoths, sloths and saber-tooth cats may have evolved in highlands before the Ice Age, experts say. ... more | .. |
China confronted India warship off Vietnam: report A Chinese warship confronted an Indian naval vessel in waters off Vietnam and demanded its identity, the Financial Times said on Thursday, amid regional concern over Beijing's maritime assertiveness. ... more |
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China jails more Tibetan monks, US concerned A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced two more Tibetan monks to jail time over a self-immolation protest at their monastery, as the United States voiced concern and urged Beijing to address grievances. ... more | .. |
Rights groups criticise China for jailing monk Rights activists on Tuesday criticised China for jailing a Tibetan lama for 11 years over the death of a young monk who set himself alight, with one calling his prosecution "purely political". ... more | .. |
 Indian MPs get iPad lessons to cut paperwork Indian members of parliament are taking lessons on how to use iPads and other tablet computers after being given a special budget to buy technology that cuts down on paperwork. ... more |
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