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Nepal avalanche survivors tell of bodies at sunriseKathmandu (AFP) Sept 25, 2012 Climbers who survived an avalanche in the dark on one of the world's deadliest peaks told Tuesday of their horror as breaking dawn revealed the bodies of their companions littering the mountain. The details of their ordeal emerged as the search was called off for a third night for three missing climbers feared dead on Nepal's Mount Manaslu, in the worst Himalayan disaster for seven years. Nine people, including four French climbers, a Spaniard, an Italian, a German and a Nepali guide, were kille ... read more |
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  Tibetans seek signs of hope in China's next leader In their long and fruitless struggle against Chinese rule, Tibetans have often leapt on any reason to stay optimistic - and, for some, a new leader in Beijing offers a fresh glimmer of hope. ... more | .. |
  Military called in to help flood-hit NE India Air force helicopters and soldiers in rubber dinghies helped deliver fresh water and food to flood victims in northeast India on Tuesday as the number of displaced rose to 1.8 million. ... more | .. |
Exiles debate future under China for 'prison camp' Tibet The Tibetans' exiled political leadership said Tuesday the region had been turned into a giant prison by China and that an imminent change at the top in Beijing was little cause for optimism. ... more | .. |
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  Indian minister quits over alleged irrigation graft An Indian regional minister resigned on Tuesday following claims of a huge scam linked to irrigation projects, in the latest alleged graft scandal to hit Indian politics. ... more | .. |
  Using Information and Communications Technology to Create Cohesive, Sustainable Cities More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, and countries such as India and China are in need of hundreds of additional cities to accommodate growing populations. People in many c ... more | .. |
  India to press forward with nuclear power India is determined to increase its share of nuclear power, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 Million displaced by floods in India: officials Devastating floods have forced more than one million people to flee their homes in northeastern India where authorities have called a health alert, officials said on Monday. ... more |
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 'We heard screams... then it hit': Nepal avalanche survivors Huddled in their sleeping bags, the climbers first heard the avalanche roar towards them and then the sound of screaming before being swept hundreds of metres down the slopes of "Killer Mountain". ... more | .. |
 Hopes fade for missing climbers after Nepal avalanche Rescuers scaled down a search Monday for two French climbers and a Canadian missing in a Nepal avalanche which killed at least nine people attempting to scale one of the world's highest peaks. ... more | .. |
 Fishermen protest against Indian nuclear plant Indian fishermen and anti-nuclear activists on Saturday mounted a sea protest against an atomic power plant following violent demonstrations earlier this month, police said. ... more | .. |
  Indian air force to buy French fighters The Indian air force is to finalize a contract to purchase 126 French Dassault Rafale jet fighters this year, in one of 2012's largest armaments purchases. ... more |
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  Emerging powers press rich nations on emissions cuts Brazil, China, India and South Africa urged industrialized nations to commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a United Nations meeting later this year. ... more | .. |
  India follows Pakistan with missile test India test-fired its second-longest-range missile on Wednesday, a defence official said, two days after Pakistan announced its own missile test. ... more | .. |
 Food industry's high-quality co-streams used effectively as raw material for new products European, Canadian, African and Indian researchers are developing together new ways of using the substantial co-streams from fish and oil plant processing. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland c ... more | .. |
  Philippines predicts $15 bln from call centres by 2016 The Philippines expects to boost its revenues from call centres to nearly $15 billion by 2016, sustaining its three-year lead over rival India, industry leaders said Tuesday. ... more |
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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Inside King Charles's passion project, focus of Amazon film
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  India to launch Mars mission in 2013: official India plans to launch a space probe that will orbit Mars in November 2013, a senior official from the country's space research establishment said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 India landslide death toll jumps to 45: minister The death toll from a series of landslides and floods reached 45 in northern India on Saturday as rescuers pulled 17 more bodies from the debris, a state government minister told AFP. ... more | .. |
  ISRO's 100th space mission blasts off, PM witnesses historic event An Indian rocket carrying two satellites blasted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here in Andhra Pradesh Sunday, with the launch being witnessed by Prime Minister Manm ... more | .. |
 Canada wants Indian nuclear reactor sales Canada is seeking to enter India's lucrative nuclear energy market. ... more |
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 People smugglers get rich, Canberra reacts The kingpins of Asia's people smuggling racket have made millions of dollars smuggling everyone from farmers to terrorists, a report by the New Straits Times said. ... more | .. |
  India completes ton of space missions The Indian space odyssey crossed a milestone on Sunday, as the fully-indigenous Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) here, 100 km north of ... more | .. |
India court rejects plea to block nuclear plant India's Supreme Court denied a request on Thursday to suspend the loading of uranium fuel rods at a contested nuclear plant in southern India, as local residents again gathered to protest. ... more | .. |
  Chandrayaan II may be delayed, says ISRO Chief India's quest for the moon, by the name of "Chandrayaan II," planned for 2013-14, may be delayed. Indicating this at a news conference organised after the successful launch of "PSLV-C21", the 100th ... more |
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  ORNL's newly licensed neutron detector will advance human disease research A neutron detector developed for studies focused on life science, drug discovery and materials technology has been licensed by PartTec Ltd. The Indiana-based manufacturer of radiation detection tech ... more | .. |
Indian nuclear power protest turns deadly An Indian government official blamed foreign organizations, whom he said are seeking to hamper India's nuclear ambitions, for the anti-nuclear power protests in southern India that resulted in the death of one person. ... more | .. |
 India: From Ferrying Rockets on Cycles to Eyeing Mars From the days of having a church as control room, the bishop's house as office, a bicycle as ferry, naked eyes to track the smoke plume at Thumba in Kerala, converting a toilet into a satellite data ... more | .. |
  In new move, Saudis deport Indian suspect Saudi Arabia has extradited an Indian terror fugitive, who allegedly carried out bombings linked to Pakistan's intelligence services, in what could mark a significant shift in Riyadh's counter-terrorism strategy. ... more |
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  Egypt subs deal boosts German arms sales Germany's reported plan to sell Egypt two advanced submarines, apparently to the dismay of Israel, underlines Berlin's controversial drive to ease tight restrictions on arms exports and boost military sales in the Middle East, Africa and India. ... more | .. |
Indian PM defends spending on space exploration Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday defended spending millions of dollars on space exploration despite many people in the country living in grinding poverty. ... more | .. |
  Tigers take the night shift to coexist with people Tigers don't have a reputation for being accommodating, but a new study indicates that the feared and revered carnivores in and around a world-renowned park in Nepal are taking the night shift to be ... more | .. |
  Nigeria navy retakes control of hijacked oil tanker Nigeria's navy on Wednesday retook control of a Singapore-owned tanker carrying a fuel cargo that had been hijacked near Lagos, and its crew of 23 Indian nationals was unharmed, the company said. ... more |
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