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India, Poland, Hungary make spaceflight comeback with ISS missionCape Canaveral (AFP) June 25, 2025 A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew members to space. ... more 
India, Poland, Hungary make spaceflight comeback with ISS missionCape Canaveral (AFP) June 25, 2025 A US commercial mission carrying crew from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, taking astronauts from these countries to space for the first time in decades. ... more  
India grants licence to Musk's StarlinkNew Delhi (AFP) June 18, 2025 New Delhi had granted a licence to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service, opening India's "next frontier of connectivity", according to the country's communications minister. ... more  
Tibetans face uncertain future as Dalai Lama turns 90; How the Dalai Lama is identifiedDehradun, India (AFP) June 27, 2025 Tibetans in exile celebrate the 90th birthday of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama next week, an occasion overshadowed by uncertainty about the future of the role and what it means for their movement. ... more |
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'Simple monk': the Dalai Lama, in his translator's words; How the Dalai Lama is identifiedNew Delhi (AFP) June 27, 2025 With his flowing red monk's robes, beaming smile and contagious laugh, the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, has been the charismatic global face of his people's cause for decades. ... more  
Spotted: endangered leopard in BangladeshDhaka (AFP) June 26, 2025 Photographs of a leopard snapped by camera traps in forests in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts have raised hopes among conservationists working to save the critically endangered species. ... more  
New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling businessChittagong, Bangladesh (AFP) June 25, 2025 Mizan Hossain fell 10 metres (33 feet) from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh - where the majority of the world's maritime giants meet their end - when the vibrations shook him from the upper deck. ... more  
Deadly dengue fever impacts climate-hit Bangladesh coastDhaka (AFP) June 24, 2025 Mosquito-borne dengue fever was rarely a major problem in Bangladesh's coastal districts, but some hospitals are so full of those with the potentially deadly virus that patients are treated on the floor. ... more |
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Rock on: how crushed stone could help fight climate changeBangkok (AFP) June 24, 2025 From sugar plantations in Brazil to tea estates in India, crushed rock is being sprinkled across large stretches of farmland globally in a novel bid to combat climate change. ... more |
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Bangladesh probe into Hasina-era abuses warns 'impunity' remainsDhaka (AFP) June 23, 2025 A Bangladesh government-appointed commission investigating hundreds of disappearances by the security forces under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Monday warned that the same "culture of impunity" continues. ... more  
Bangladesh pushes solar to tackle energy woesDhaka (AFP) June 27, 2025 Bangladesh's caretaker leader has ordered all government institutions including ministry buildings and schools to install solar panels to ease chronic power problems in a country regularly hit by deadly heatwaves. ... more  
India will 'never' restore Pakistan water treaty: ministerNew Delhi (AFP) June 21, 2025 New Delhi will "never" reinstate a key water treaty it suspended with Pakistan over deadly violence in India-administered Kashmir, the interior minister said in an interview published Saturday. ... more  
Asian countries most vulnerable to Strait of Hormuz blockadeTokyo (AFP) June 23, 2025 Around 84 percent of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz is destined for Asia, leaving the economies of China, India, South Korea and others vulnerable should Iran blockade the crucial trading route over US strikes on its nuclear sites. ... more |
 
Boeing says focus at air show on 'supporting customers', not ordersLe Bourget, France (AFP) June 16, 2025 US group Boeing said Monday it would focus on supporting its customers at the Paris Air Show instead of the traditional announcements of plane orders, in the aftermath of Air India's 787 Dreamliner crash. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Dalai Lama to issue July 2 message, expected to address succession New Delhi (AFP) June 18, 2025 The Dalai Lama will issue a message on July 2, Tibet's government in exile said Wednesday, days ahead of his 90th birthday and a hugely anticipated decision as to whether he will have an eventual successor. ... more
New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling businessChittagong, Bangladesh (AFP) June 18, 2025 Mizan Hossain fell 10 metres (33-foot) from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh - where the majority of the world's maritime giants meet their end - when the vibrations shook him from the upper deck. ... more 
Airbus touts plane orders, Boeing focused on crash probe at air showLe Bourget, France (AFP) June 16, 2025 European aeroplane manufacturer Airbus announced Saudi and Polish orders for more than 100 aircraft at the Paris Air Show on Monday while US rival Boeing focused on "supporting customers" after the Air India crash. ... more 
India, China to 'expedite' restarting direct flightsNew Delhi (AFP) June 13, 2025 India said Friday it had agreed with neighbouring China to "expedite" the process to resume direct flights between them in a sign of further improvement in ties, although no timeline was given. ... more |
 
European Space Agency looks to non-US partnersParis (AFP) June 12, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday it was looking to bolster alliances with countries other than the United States as it adapts to looming cuts at key partner NASA. ... more  
Sri Lanka counts seven million crop-busting monkeysColombo (AFP) June 12, 2025 Sri Lanka counted more than seven million monkeys during a census of crop-destroying wildlife, authorities said Thursday, after a government minister called the figure "unbelievable". ... more 
Monsoon-loving Indian expats chase rain in UAE desertSharjah, United Arab Emirates (AFP) June 11, 2025 After Muhammed Sajjad moved from India to the United Arab Emirates a decade ago, he missed his native Kerala's monsoon season, so he embarked on an unlikely quest: finding rain in the desert. ... more  
Deciphering the behavior of heavy particles in the hottest matter in the universeMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 An international team of scientists has published a new report that moves towards a better understanding of the behaviour of some of the heaviest particles in the universe under extreme conditions, ... more |
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Indian navy deploys after crew injured on burning container shipNew Delhi (AFP) June 9, 2025 India deployed coast guard aircraft and a warship on Monday after a Singapore-flagged container ship caught fire off the southern coast, the defence ministry said, with four crew members missing. ... more 
Monkey business delays Sri Lanka's wildlife surveyColombo (AFP) June 9, 2025 Sri Lanka is withholding the results of a survey of crop-destroying wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, because data collected from some farmers appeared unrealistic, a minister said on Monday. ... more 
Fighter pilot takes next giant step for India's space plansNew Delhi (AFP) June 5, 2025 Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla blasts off into space next week as the first Indian to join the International Space Station (ISS), bearing with him New Delhi's dreams of its own manned space flight. ... more  
India landslide kills three soldiers after heavy rainsNew Delhi (AFP) June 2, 2025 Torrential rains in northeast India resulted in a deadly landslide that crushed and killed three soldiers with six more missing, the Indian army said Monday. ... more |
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Hey chatbot, is this true? AI 'factchecks' sow misinformationWashington (AFP) June 2, 2025 As misinformation exploded during India's four-day conflict with Pakistan, social media users turned to an AI chatbot for verification - only to encounter more falsehoods, underscoring its unreliability as a fact-checking tool. ... more |
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Atlantic ocean current unlikely to collapse with climate changePasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, commonly referred to as the "AMOC," is a system of ocean currents confined to the Atlantic basin that plays a crucial role in regulating Earth's clim ... more  
New research reveals wind jets fueling Thwaites Glacier's meltTokyo Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology and the British Antarctic Survey has uncovered previously unknown low-level wind jets (LLJs) in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarct ... more  
India defence chief says jet downed in Pakistan conflictSingapore (AFP) May 31, 2025 India's defence chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview. ... more  
India monsoon floods kill five in northeastGuwahati, India (AFP) May 31, 2025 Torrential monsoon rains in India's northeast triggered landslides and floods that swept away and killed at least five people in Assam, disaster officials said Saturday. ... more |
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