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Tibetan monastery a 'virtual prison': exiled monkBeijing (AFP) Oct 12, 2011 The exiled head of a Tibetan monastery in China has described it as a "virtual prison", saying monks are taking their lives in despair after two men set themselves alight over alleged repression. The attempted self-immolations happened on Friday near Kirti monastery in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the scene of repeated protests since early this year as monks complain their religious freedom is being flouted. Citing exiled Tibetan sources, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) said ... read more |
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  Bangladesh launches $130 laptop for schools Bangladesh on Tuesday unveiled a $130 locally made laptop that it hopes will help bridge the digital divide in the impoverished South Asian country. ... more | .. |
BlackBerry glitches continue for second day BlackBerry users across much of the globe experienced outages in key functions for a second straight day Tuesday, while a Canadian merchant bank jacked up pressure for a management change. ... more | .. |
  HIV project in India averted 100,000 infections: study A scheme in six Indian states that concentrated safe-sex campaigns on a few niche groups prevented 100,000 HIV infections over five years, according to estimates published in The Lancet on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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  Philippines sees outsourcing boom The Philippines outsourcing industry will grow strongly over the next five years despite global economic concerns and threats to its call centre sector, industry officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Dalai Lama pokes fun at China slurs, slams censorship The Dalai Lama on Saturday slamed censorship in China as "immoral" and poked fun at denunciations of himself in a video chat with Desmond Tutu after he was not granted a visa in time to travel to South Africa. ... more | .. |
 More Tibetans self-immolate, one dies One of two Tibetan teenagers died after they set themselves on fire near a monastery in China's Sichuan province, a Tibetan activist agency said. ... more | .. |
Tutu's last-ditch visa appeal for Dalai Lama rejected Desmond Tutu's last-ditch appeal to South Africa to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama on the eve of his 80th birthday was rejected Thursday, marring the start of the celebrations. ... more |
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  Protests thwart India's nuclear plans An increase in anti-nuclear sentiment after the Fukushima disaster in Japan in March has stalled India's ambitious plan for nuclear expansion, officials said. ... more | .. |
 China hit by more self-immolation protests Two young men set themselves on fire Friday near a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in southwest China amid rumours that dozens of monks were ready to "sacrifice their lives", rights groups said. ... more | .. |
  India's upgraded Arjun tank set for trials The Indian army will test an upgraded version of the indigenous Arjun main battle tank, the Mark II, within three months, defense research officials said. ... more | .. |
  World's highest webcam brings Everest to Internet The world's highest webcam has been installed in the Nepalese Himalayas, beaming live images of Mount Everest back to scientists studying the effects of climate change on the planet's tallest peak. ... more |
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  Ultrasounds worsen Asia women shortage: UN Increased access to technology that allows parents to know the sex of their foetus has left Asia short of 117 million women, mostly in China and India, the UN said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Tutu's last-ditch visa appeal for Dalai Lama rejected Desmond Tutu's last-ditch appeal to South Africa to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama on the eve of his 80th birthday was rejected Thursday, marring the start of the celebrations. ... more | .. |
  Indian Ocean tsunami alert system to be tested on Oct 12 Nearly two dozen countries next Wednesday will take part in a full-scale test of the Indian Ocean's tsunami alert system, using the 2004 Sumatra quake as the basis for the exercise, UNESCO said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  EU court backs bloc in airlines emissions fight An EU decision to force foreign airlines to buy carbon permits "is compatible with international law," the advocate general of the European Union Court of Justice said Thursday. ... more |
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
US finalizes rule for deep-sea mining beyond its waters
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US seeks WTO action on China, India subsidies The United States said Thursday it has enlisted the World Trade Organization to obtain detailed information on subsidy programs in China and India. ... more | .. |
Tutu makes last-ditch push for Dalai Lama visa Archbishop Desmond Tutu's office made a last-ditch appeal Wednesday for South Africa to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama to attend his 80th birthday celebrations. ... more | .. |
India launches 'world's cheapest' tablet computer India on Wednesday launched its long-awaited "computer for the masses", unveiling a $46 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students. ... more | .. |
  Bangladesh recalls bloody origins at 1971 war trial Arun Dey was 11 when he saw his mother, brother and sister killed and his father abducted during Operation Searchlight - the first night of Bangladesh's bloody struggle for independence from Pakistan. ... more |
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India to launch $45 tablet computer India is set Wednesday to launch its long-awaited low-cost computer, a $45 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students. ... more | .. |
 'I don't know' if Dalai Lama will get S.African visa: Zuma South African President Jacob Zuma said Monday that he did not know if Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, would be granted a visa to enter the country. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama's visa request leaves S.Africa in a bind The Dalai Lama's request for a visa to attend Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday has left South Africa to decide whether to insult the beloved anti-apartheid hero or alienate its top trading partner. ... more | .. |
  Russian jury acquits captain of India-bound submarine A Russian jury on Friday acquitted the captain of an attack submarine whose handover to India was pushed back by a tragedy in which 20 people died during sea trials, the court said. ... more |
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  Brazil native killing blamed on ranchers: advocates A Guarani Indian was stabbed to death in western Brazil in an attack blamed on cattle ranchers, an indigenous advocacy group said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Natural Power deploys first dual-mode ZephIR wind lidar in India Leading renewable energy consultancy group, Natural Power, has deployed a dual-mode ZephIR 300 wind lidar with the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (CWET) in Chennai, India. The dual-mode Zep ... more | .. |
 India halts Mazagon shipyard joint venture India's first joint venture between the public sector and a private firm to build warships, Mazagon Dock-Pipavav, has been frozen after concerns about unfair competition. ... more | .. |
 India, Pakistan look to trade to reinforce peace Indian and Pakistani business leaders said Thursday there were big opportunities to boost direct trade between them after the rival nations agreed to work harder at opening up their markets. ... more |
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S.Africa Dalai Lama ban will be bow to China: rights group A refusal by South Africa of the Dalai Lama to take part in Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday next Friday will be to please China and a denial of its struggle for democracy, said Human Rights Watch. ... more | .. |
 Death toll hits 79 in Indian floods The death toll from severe flooding in the eastern Indian state of Orissa has risen to 79 with an estimated five million people affected, local officials said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan tsunami was wake-up call for S. Asia: expert Japan's March tsunami was a wake-up call for Indian Ocean nations still restoring their coastlines after a massive wave struck in December 2004, an expert said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  India better prepared for nuclear crisis: watchdog India has improved procedures to deal with a nuclear emergency in the wake of the Fukushima crisis in Japan, the country's atomic energy watchdog said Thursday, after criticism of its preparedness. ... more |
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