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May 03, 2013

Questions in S.Africa after Zuma's rich friends use military base
Johannesburg (AFP) May 01, 2013
South Africa's military faced questions Wednesday over how a rich Indian family close to President Jacob Zuma was able to use a restricted military base to fly in VIP guests for a lavish society wedding. An Airbus chartered by the Gupta family landed at the Waterkloof air force base in Pretoria on Tuesday to ferry in about 200 people from India - reportedly including Bollywood actors and foreign dignitaries. Leading union confederation Cosatu and the ruling ANC said they were demanding answers ... read more

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Two dead as quake shakes northern India An earthquake that shook parts of north India on Wednesday left at least two people dead and injured nearly 70 others, including more than 30 students, a report said. ... more		Love-lorn tiger enters Indian zoo A lonely male tiger that left the jungle and entered a zoo in eastern India in quest of a mate has been trapped, an official of the state-run park said on Wednesday. ... more		East Africa's 'embarrassment of riches' in energy Mozambique, one of Africa's poorest states, and neighboring Tanzania are set to become major natural gas producers, while Kenya, deemed the cradle of mankind, sits on at least 10 billion barrels of oil. ... more
				Earthquake rattles buildings in northern India A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck parts of northern India on Wednesday, rattling buildings in the capital New Delhi, a government official and witnesses said. ... more		Bangladesh gets its first woman Speaker Bangladesh's government has elected the first female speaker of Parliament, a move that could trigger a religious backlash. ... more

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India PM says border dispute with China can be solved India's prime minister said Saturday a dispute over an alleged incursion by Chinese troops deep inside Indian-claimed territory can be settled peacefully and warned against exacerbating tensions. ... more		Sri Lanka rejects commonwealth criticism Sri Lanka's external affairs minister hit back at criticism over the country being chosen to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in November. ... more		Aalyria spacetime platform tapped for AFRL space data network trials Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems mission China starts large scale production of T1000 carbon fiber		India predicted to receive normal monsoon rains India will receive normal monsoon rains this year, the government said on Friday, boosting prospects of a stronger performance this year by Asia's third-largest economy. ... more
				China, India spar over Persian Gulf oil China's plan to build a second aircraft carrier and the Indian navy's recent test-firing of a submarine-launched cruise missile should be ringing alarm bells in the Persian Gulf. ... more		Indian foreign minister to visit China amid border spat India's foreign minister announced plans Thursday to visit China amid a border dispute, saying both countries had a mutual interest in not allowing it to "destroy" long-term progress in ties. ... more

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India to get LNG from the US India's largest natural gas importer has signed a supply agreement to receive liquefied natural gas from the United States. ... more		India, China hold talks on border dispute: report India and China are holding more talks over an alleged advance by Chinese troops into disputed territory after senior army officers failed to reach a resolution, Indian reports said on Wednesday. ... more		Ancient nitrogen enzyme study illuminates early Earth conditions and life detection Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research finds Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land		India asks China to withdraw troops at disputed border India's foreign ministry said Tuesday it had asked China to withdraw troops who have allegedly advanced into disputed territory claimed by New Delhi in a remote area of the Himalayas. ... more
				A global murmur, then unusual silence In the global aftershock zone that followed the major April 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake, seismologists noticed an unusual pattern. The magnitude (M) 8.6 earthquake, a strike-slip event at int ... more		India challenges United States on solar industry subsidies India has filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body, saying that the United States is offering subsidy programs in the solar industry for local content requirements. ... more

Australia unveils its F-35 JSF 'Iron Bird'

China welcomes French president with Airbus deal

Multifunction Advanced Data Link Flight Tested For F-35 Program

Rear seat design - a priority for children's safety in cars

GM joins call for US action on climate change

GM pulls 'offensive' China ad: report

Environmental Labels May Discourage Conservatives from Buying Energy-Efficient Products

Ethiopia and China sign $1 billion power deal

New York approves power line from Canada

East Africa's 'embarrassment of riches' in energy

Outside View: No modest proposal from Anthony Swift

Ukraine energy minster calls to end Naftogaz privatization ban

	China denies its troops crossed into India China dismissed as "speculation" on Monday complaints in New Delhi that its troops had crossed into Indian territory and set up a camp in a remote disputed area of the Himalayas. ... more		Kaesong closure hits South Korean deals The closure of the Kaesong joint-industrial zone has begun to hit deals between South Korean manufacturers and foreign buyers, Yonhap reported Saturday. ... more		Human rights in China worsening, US finds China's human rights record worsened in 2012 amid an increasingly harsh crackdown on Tibetan and Uighur areas, the United States warned Friday in an annual report. ... more		Rescuers in China scrabble to find quake survivors Thousands of rescue workers combed through flattened villages in southwest China on Sunday in a race to find survivors from a powerful quake as the toll of dead and missing rose past 200. ... more

Hydrogen nuclei experiment sharpens view of quarks inside matter

Oak Ridge team plans powerful test facility for next generation fusion components

Low frequency lasers modeled to greatly boost nuclear fusion rates

Chinese soldiers camp inside India border: Indian sources		India's Scorpene subs facing more delays		India needs energy infrastructure		India to boost clean energy		10 Maoists die in clash with Indian police
IMF sees mixed Asian outlook for 2013; lowers China forecast		32 Mumbai cops suspended		Discovery of a Blue Supergiant Star Born in the Wild		Dassault and India in Rafale deal standoff		Antony: India lags in army modernization

Shares in India's Infosys dive after weak earnings

Remote reefs can be tougher than they look

Ancient Chinese Buddhist temple faces demolition

Tibetans who commit suicide 'not crazy': Dalai Lama

Bangladesh PM rejects new blasphemy laws

S. Africa sets up first offshore marine protection zone

Yamaha plans $500 bike in India, eyes exports to China

India uses drones to fight rhino poaching

Discovery of 1,800-year-old 'Rosetta Stone' for tropical ice cores

'No worry signal' over Indian monsoon season: report

Late Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi linked to arms deal: report

Tibet disaster shows China resource divide

Thugs target Sri Lankan newspaper office

Bangladesh embarks on massive Yak deal

India doing excellent in space programmes: Sunita Williams

UN adopts global treaty on weapons trade

More Tibet landslide bodies recovered: media

Total of 54 Tibet landslide bodies recovered: state media

Indian court fines Vedanta $20 mn for polluting

California Company Miasole Exports Thin-Film Solar Panels

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