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June 02, 2014

MH370 search on right track: Australian transport chief
Sydney (AFP) May 30, 2014
The head of Australia's transport safety bureau has defended the fruitless hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, saying he is confident that search teams are targeting the right area. Satellite analysis in the days after the Boeing 777 went missing on March 8 with 239 people onboard placed the jet somewhere in a huge tract of the Indian Ocean stretching from near Indonesia south towards Antarctica. But in a setback, the area believed to be the jet's most likely resting place based on ... read more

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Australia rules out swathe of ocean as MH370 crash zone Australia Thursday ruled out a large swathe of Indian Ocean as Malaysian Flight MH370's final resting place, compounding the frustration of passengers' relatives who are still without answers almost three months on. ... more		Video shows how wasp uses zinc-tipped drill to penetrate fruit Despite what some environmental advocates might say, humans are not parasites; humans don't rely on another organism for habitat or reproduction purposes. Parasitic wasps - as their name implies - aren't so lucky. ... more		Direct-to-satellite hand-held device could revolutionise learning A low-cost satellite-enabled tablet computer developed in India, coupled with two satellites once used for sterophonic radio broadcasts and which have a footprint in 127 countries, could revolutioni ... more
				Chinese ship in latest glitch in MH370 search mission A Chinese ship mapping the ocean floor ahead of an intensive underwater search for missing Flight MH370 was returning to port Saturday due to a technical problem, officials said. ... more		MH370 relatives accuse Malaysia of withholding data Families of passengers aboard missing flight MH370 on Wednesday accused Malaysia of withholding crucial satellite data, saying a long-awaited report is incomplete and does not prove the plane crashed in the Indian Ocean. ... more

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India receives fourth P-8I Poseidon India has received a fourth P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing, featuring India-specific design features and Indian-built sub-systems. ... more		Modi sworn in as India PM promising 'inclusive' agenda India's Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister Monday holding the strongest mandate for 30 years, promising to forge a "strong and inclusive" country on a first day that signalled his bold intentions. ... 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		India PM Modi, Pakistan's Sharif meet for talks Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for landmark talks in New Delhi on Tuesday in a bid to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. ... more
				Jaitley named India's finance, defence minister India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed top corporate lawyer Arun Jaitley as his joint finance and defence minister and Sushma Swaraj as foreign minister in a streamlined cabinet Tuesday. ... more		Chinese woman summits Everest, helped by chopper lift A Chinese woman became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest this season, officials said Saturday, but the climb was clouded by controversy because she took a helicopter part of the way. ... more

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Malaysia releases satellite data on MH370 Malaysia on Tuesday released raw satellite data used to determine that missing Flight MH370 went down in the southern Indian Ocean, information demanded by passengers' relatives who are frustrated over the failure to find any wreckage. ... more		Pakistani premier to attend Indian PM-elect Modi's swearing-in Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif will attend Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi's inauguration on Monday, his office said, in an unprecedented diplomatic move aimed at mending strained ties between the nuclear-armed rivals. ... 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		Nepal glaciers shrink by quarter in 30 years: scientist Climate change has caused Nepal's Himalayan glaciers to shrink by nearly a quarter in just over 30 years, raising the risk of natural disasters in the ecologically fragile region, a scientist said Friday. ... more
Australian environmentalists welcome bank wariness on reef port Environmentalists on Saturday welcomed Deutsche Bank's reluctance to invest in a major port expansion near Australia's Great Barrier Reef, saying it reflected global concern about the project. ... more		India urges solar anti-dumping duties on US, China India's commerce ministry called Friday for the imposition of anti-dumping duties on solar equipment imported from the United States, China, Taiwan and Malaysia, saying it was underpriced and hurting local industry. ... more		Modi's crushing win leaves India rivals broken Narendra Modi's landslide victory in India's polls has swept aside the long-dominant Congress party and left many of the most high-profile politicians clinging on for dear life after staggering electoral losses. ... more		NASA Partners with Rolls-Royce on Braze Joint Technology Testing The Innovative Technology Partnerships Office or ITPO at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland is pleased to announce the signing of a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement between Roll ... more

	India anti-graft campaigner jailed in defamation case India's anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal was sent to jail Wednesday for refusing to pay a bond, hours after declaring he was ready to fight fresh elections in Delhi to revive his party's fortunes. ... more		China glaciers shrink 15 percent in warming: Xinhua China's glaciers have shrunk by thousands of square kilometres over the past 30 years as a result of climate change, state-run media reported Wednesday. ... more

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Malaysia, Inmarsat to release satellite data on MH370		Sri Lanka celebrates end of war, blocks commemorations		Modi eyes 'India's century' after landslide victory		'New era' for India after landslide victory for Modi		India's Modi vows to fulfil 1.2 bn dreams after landslide win
Bollywood film on Bangladesh war horrors opens in India		MH370 search on hold after trouble with mini-sub		Tech troubles hinder resumption of MH370 search		Six suffer burns at controversial India nuclear plant: reports		Australia commits up to $84 million to MH370 search

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India's Modi pledges defence procurement overhaul

Nepal counts cost of damaging Everest debacle

Extremes in wet, dry spells increasing for South Asian monsoons

Hydro-power plants partly blamed for deadly India floods: study

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India test-fires anti-ballistic missile

Undersea search for MH370 to expand: Australia

Sixteen dead in Bangladesh storm

Undersea search for MH370 to expand: Australia

At least nine dead in Bangladesh storm

Sherpas struggle as Everest shuts down after killer avalanche

No Everest summits likely this season: expedition official

Australia plans to widen fruitless MH370 search

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Six killed as India heads back to the polls

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