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Dalai Lama collects $1.8 mn prize after meeting CameronLondon (AFP) May 14, 2012 Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama met British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday during a visit to London to receive one of the world's richest prizes, a government spokesman said. The meeting at 10 Downing Street with Cameron and with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was described as "private". China has in the past strongly objected when the Dalai Lama has met Western leaders. In a ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral following the meetings, the Dalai Lama said he would donate ... read more |
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 China slams British PM's Dalai Lama meeting China said Tuesday British Prime Minister David Cameron's meeting with the Dalai Lama was an "affront to the Chinese people", and launched "solemn representations" with London. ... more | .. |
  India says it will cut Iran oil purchases by 11% India said Tuesday it would cut purchases of Iranian oil by 11 percent following pressure from the United States to join a drive to isolate the Islamic republic over its disputed nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  Nepal winning battle against rhino poachers In a nation where a civil war and years of political deadlock have stunted prosperity and development, the burgeoning rhino population is one of Nepal's rare success stories. ... more | .. |
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  Ship guards trigger clashes with pirates The growing use of armed guards on merchant ships plying the piracy-plagued waters of the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean has spawned increasingly violent encounters with Somali marauders, maritime security experts say. ... more | .. |
  SIA seeks tie-ups in India, China as profits flounder Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Thursday it is exploring partnerships in India and China as it looks to guard against increased competition and global economic uncertainty. ... more | .. |
 Exxon Valdez oil spill tanker banned from India The Exxon Valdez tanker that was involved in a huge oil spill off Alaska in 1989 has been banned from entering India where it was due to be dismantled, state officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Draft Rule Requiring Public Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing In support of President Obama's all-of-the-above energy strategy, and the Obama administration's goal of continuing to expand responsible oil and gas production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salaza ... more |
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North Korea to soon unveil 'next-stage' nuclear plans, Kim says
Greenland dispute is 'wake-up call' for Europe: Macron
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  Clinton sees quiet progress on Asia tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday closed a tour of rising powers India and China during which she turned to quiet diplomacy to make small but clear advances over key rifts. ... more | .. |
  Swamped Nepal village dug out after deadly floods Emergency teams in Nepal on Tuesday used mechanical diggers to search through a village inundated by mud in a flash flood three days ago that left 23 people dead and more than 40 missing. ... more | .. |
India tells US that Iran an important oil source India said Tuesday it shared the United States' goal of preventing Iran from building a nuclear weapon, but insisted the Islamic republic remained an "important source of oil". ... more | .. |
  Agni-V - a ticket to the Club An Interview with Dr. Raja Mohan of the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, India. b>What does the successful test of Agni-V signify for India? /b> I think the Agni-V test is a p ... more |
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 Arms race between China and India? An Interview with Gennady Yevstafiev, retired Lieutenant General of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. Mr. Yevstafiev, thank you so much for joining us now. So, the way I'm looking at v ... more | .. |
 Hope fades for Nepal flood victims, toll may hit 60 Rescuers scouring Nepal's central Annapurna region after severe flash flooding said Sunday that there was almost no hope of finding survivors and that the final death toll could be more than 60. ... more | .. |
 Clinton presses India to cut Iran oil imports US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday urged India to further cut its imports of Iranian oil, saying that the Islamic republic posed a major threat if it developed nuclear weapons. ... more | .. |
  India yet to arrive on military satellite scene The launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) is a major step forward for India but it must increase its capacity and launch many more satellites to be considered a serious player in making mi ... more |
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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
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  Clinton to leave China for Bangladesh cauldron US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves a diplomatic crisis in China for a difficult mission in Bangladesh on Saturday where violence and a crackdown on the opposition threaten new instability. ... more | .. |
  Spot a bot to stop a botnet Computer scientists in India have developed a two-pronged algorithm that can detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and block its malicious activities before it causes too much harm. ... more | .. |
China violated Indian airspace in March: minister China breached Indian airspace twice in March, a minister said Wednesday, adding the intrusions were reported to Beijing to "facilitate maintenance of peace" between the two Asian giants. ... more | .. |
  China and India manufacturing boosts recovery hopes Factory activity picked up pace in Asia with China showing stronger momentum and India also gathering steam, according to business surveys released on Wednesday, buoying recovery hopes in the region. ... more |
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 India to cut back on Iran oil purchases: report India's two biggest importers of crude oil from Iran will cut shipments from the Islamic republic by at least 15 percent this financial year due to US pressure, a report has said. ... more | .. |
  India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price, said a senior official. "The next ... more | .. |
 US shores up ties in Asia push The United States is embarking on two weeks of intense diplomacy on Asia as it seeks to rekindle friendly ties with Japan and India while managing an often fractious relationship with China. ... more | .. |
 India's border regions facing tough times One of India's top military officials warned that the Wagah border region could become unstable when U.S. and international forces start leaving Afghanistan. ... more |
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  Risat-1 satellite raised to its final intended orbit India's own Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1), launched on Thursday, has been placed in its final intended orbit, said the country's space agency said Saturday. In a statement issued here, the ... more | .. |
  India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 to wait India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2, slated for 2014, will have to wait till the country's space agency flies two of its heavy rocket - Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - success ... more | .. |
 Risat-1 catapults India into a select group of nations On an early on Thursday morning, an Indian rocket successfully launched into orbit a microwave Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) from the spaceport here in Andhra Pradesh, some 80 km from Chennai. W ... more | .. |
  Altran to expand in India A major French technology group plans to expand operations in India to meet local customer needs and serve the larger Asia market. ... more |
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 Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile on Wednesday, the military said, less than a week after India tried out a long-range missile. ... more | .. |
Indian rocket being fuelled for Risat-1 launch With 5.47 am Thursday set for the blast-off of the Indian rocket carrying a remote sensing/earth observation satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - into space, the Indian space agency is fu ... more | .. |
'Deep Throat' in Indian arms scandal breaks cover The whistleblower in one of India's biggest corruption scandals in the 1980s which tarnished then-prime minister Rajiv Gandhi broke cover Wednesday to explain why he leaked crucial documents to the media. ... more | .. |
India to boost domestic arms production India's wants to stimulate the country's domestic armaments industry. ... more |
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