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June 11, 2013
WATER WORLD
40 dead as monsoon lashes Sri Lanka
Colombo (AFP) June 10, 2013
Naval boats and helicopters scoured seas off Sri Lanka on Monday for dozens of missing fishermen, as the death toll from heavy monsoon rains and strong winds rose to 40, an official said. The bodies of 39 fishermen along with one victim killed on land have been recovered while another 30 fishermen caught in rough seas are missing, said a spokesman for the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). The rain and winds which pummelled the island early on Saturday have also destroyed more than 100 houses and ... read more
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Pollination merely one production factor
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CAR TECH

French electric car share program sets sights on Indy
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WOOD PILE

Brazilian official resigns over indigenous protests
The Brazilian official in charge of indigenous affairs resigned Friday amid protests by natives locked in land feuds with white farmers and opposing construction of a huge dam in the Amazon. ... more


EXO WORLDS

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FLOATING STEEL

Australia and India plan naval exercise
Australia and India will hold their first joint naval exercise in 2015, Australian Minster for Defense Stephen Smith said. ... more
WOOD PILE

Brazil grapples with indigenous land protests
Brazil's simmering conflict with indigenous communities boiled over this week after rioting over long-standing claims the government's zeal for development has encroached on sacred ancestral land of native Indian tribes. ... more
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WEATHER REPORT

Nepal landslide kills seven: police
Seven members of the same family, including three children, were killed on Thursday when a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains buried their house in a remote village in northeastern Nepal, police said. ... more
TRADE WARS

Hundreds fall sick in Bangladesh garment factory
Hundreds of employees of a Bangladeshi garment plant near the capital fell ill Wednesday after drinking suspected contaminated water at work, police and factory officials said. ... more
ENERGY TECH

US renews exemptions to Iran oil sanctions
China and India on Wednesday were again exempted from US sanctions aimed at choking off Iran's oil exports after significantly cutting back on purchases of crude from the Islamic republic. ... more
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NUKEWARS

China, India, Pakistan boost nuclear arsenals: study
Three of the world's nuclear powers - China, India and Pakistan - have increased their nuclear arsenals over the past year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Monday. ... more
GPS NEWS

Glitch puts off Indian navigation satellite launch by a fortnight
During the checks, an anomaly was noticed in one of the electro-hydraulic control actuators in the second stage. An electrical glitch in the rocket Saturday forced the Indian space agency to p ... more
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WAR REPORT

Outside View: Who is winning the pre-talk coin toss in Syria?
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MILPLEX

India promises to clean up military corruption
India's military, one of the world's largest weapons buyers, unveiled a new arms acquisition policy Saturday aimed at weeding out corruption in the defence sector. ... more
WATER WORLD

Monsoon rains arrive in India, bring cheer to farmers
The annual monsoon, crucial to India's food output and economic growth, hit the southwest coast on Saturday, bringing cheer to farmers and boosting hopes for the struggling economy. ... more
WATER WORLD
India commissions its first Pilatus aircraft

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WATER WORLD
China auto sales growth slows in May: group

French electric car share program sets sights on Indy

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WATER WORLD
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WATER WORLD
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Urban Indians grow concerned about pollution: survey
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THE STANS

Chinese worker cleared of blasphemy in Pakistan
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FLOATING STEEL

Bangladesh gets its first Hamilton class cutter
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TERRADAILY

Speeding train kills four elephants in eastern India
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ENERGY TECH

Iran aims for more oil exports to India

SPACE TRAVEL

French government posts space counsellor in Bangalore

TRADE WARS

More paramilitaries for Chhattisgarh state

CIVIL NUCLEAR

India PM calls for nuclear deal, more Japan investment

WATER WORLD

Scientists explore roots of future tropical rainfall

SUPERPOWERS

India, China vow to end long-running border dispute

THE STANS

Karzai meets Indian leaders in push for military aid

INTERN DAILY

China's Li to pay tribute to heroic Indian doctor

TRADE WARS

Chinese PM vows to open up markets to India

India awaits LNG exports from Freeport facility

Afghan leader to push for Indian military aid

Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial

Chinese premier arrives in India for talks

Bangladesh cleans up after killer cyclone

India commissions first MiG-29K fighters

China's Li heads for South Asia, Europe

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Chinese, Indian airlines face EU pollution finesw/ll

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Dalai Lama warns of power in hands of few

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Lack of genetic diversity threatens India's tigers with extinction

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Sharif picks finance minister as Pakistan stocks hit high

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