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October 03, 2013

Bangladeshi court sentences BNP politician to death
Dhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) Oct 2, 2013
A war crimes court in Bangladesh has sentenced an opposition MP to death for his part in murder and genocide during the 1971 war of independence. Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party member of Parliament for Chittagong, was found guilty of nine of 23 charges relating to crimes against humanity, the Bangladeshi Internet news site bdnews24.com reported. The International Crimes Tribunal-1 pronounced the verdict, specifically citing murder, genocide and torture duri ... read more

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				Indian navy gets its first Hawk trainer jets Indian aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has handed over the first homemade Hawk Mk-132 advanced trainer jet aircraft to the navy on Monday. ... more		China, the global auto industry's best hope At a time when Indian, Russian and Brazilian car markets are stumbling, China remains the major growth engine for the global automotive industry, analysts say. ... more

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Sharif: India-Pakistan arms race 'massive waste' Pakistan and India have wasted "massive resources" on a nuclear arms race, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Friday, ahead of a landmark meeting with his Indian counterpart. ... more		Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: study Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries. ... more		Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution EU says ready to sign defence and security pact with India		Suspected Indian terrorist escapes during security lapse Police in Mumbai initiated a manhunt for a suspected Indian Mujahedin member who escaped from a local court Friday where he was facing charges related to deadly bombings in July 2008. ... more
				Sri Lanka Tamils win landslide in self-rule vote Sri Lanka's main Tamil party won a landslide victory Sunday in landmark elections in the battle-scarred north, raising hopes of self-rule for the ethnic minority after decades of war. ... more		India planning world's largest solar project The Indian government says it is planning the world's largest solar power plant in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. ... more

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India unveils Mars mission spacecraft India unveils its Mars mission space craft on Wednesday, saying the launch of the space craft is likely to happen in late October or early in November, local news agency PTI reported Thursday. ... more		New role for protein family could provide path to how crop traits are modified Pioneering new research from a team of Indiana University Bloomington biologists has shown for the first time that a protein which has been long known to be critical for the initiation of protein sy ... more		Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row China's birth rate falls to lowest on record Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfires		Pulsating dust cloud dynamics modelled The birth of stars is an event that eludes intuitive understanding. It is the collapse of dense molecular clouds under their own weight that offers the best sites of star formation. Now, Prala ... more
				Indian police arrest politicians over communal violence Police in Uttar Pradesh were rounding up 16 people, including politicians, after an Indian court ordered their arrest for allegedly inciting deadly communal violence. ... more		Water supply a problem for New Delhi's poor New Delhi's poor are hardest hit by the Indian city's inadequate water supply. ... more

Airbus delivers first A400M military transport plane

US F-35 jet plagued by shoddy quality control: audit

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Australia researchers unveil 'attention-powered' car

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Nigeria signs $1.3 bn power plant deal with China

IEA: Southeast Asia's energy demand to increase 80 percent

Myanmar's energy sector boosted by World Bank investment

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Maoist rebels kill four troops in India landmine blast

India tells firms to be more adventurous in oil quest

Nepal's smugglers cash in on India's love of gold

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India manufacturing hits over 4-year low as China rebounds

India's 'Coalgate' deepens

Economic worry shifts to emerging markets at Russian G20

India's new LNG import terminal receives first delivery

Pakistan says one dead in latest Kashmir clash

India preparing first floating solar power station

Pakistan accuses India of killing two soldiers in Kashmir

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Coal India Ltd. scouts for mines in Australia, Indonesia and Colombia

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