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September 1, 2010 7:52 PM

Asylum seekers back in custody in Australia

Police have peacefully ended a stand-off with scores of asylum seekers who broke out of an immigration detention center in Australia. The escapees were mostly Afghans, who pleaded to be granted asylum. Northern Territory police say that more than 70 men escaped early today by breaking through two el...

September 1, 2010 7:52 PM

Asylum seekers back in custody in Australia

Police have peacefully ended a stand-off with scores of asylum seekers who broke out of an immigration detention center in Australia. The escapees were mostly Afghans, who pleaded to be granted asylum. Northern Territory police say that more than 70 men escaped early today by breaking through two el...

September 1, 2010 7:41 PM

Local help will be utilised for construction activities in the region: Rao

India, which is actively engaged in rebuilding the war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, today rejected local media reports that its nationals will be hired to carry out the reconstruction work in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka. The visiting Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said there was n...

September 1, 2010 7:41 PM

Local help will be utilised for construction activities in the region: Rao

India, which is actively engaged in rebuilding the war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, today rejected local media reports that its nationals will be hired to carry out the reconstruction work in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka. The visiting Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said there was n...

September 1, 2010 3:08 PM

NASA scientists to help rescue Chilean miners

Experts from the US space agency NASA are due today at the copper mine in Chile where 33 miners have been trapped underground for almost a month. They will advise the Chilean government on how to keep the miners healthy and in good spirits while they await rescue. The NASA team includes a doctor, a ...

September 1, 2010 3:08 PM

NASA scientists to help rescue Chilean miners

Experts from the US space agency NASA are due today at the copper mine in Chile where 33 miners have been trapped underground for almost a month. They will advise the Chilean government on how to keep the miners healthy and in good spirits while they await rescue. The NASA team includes a doctor, a ...

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