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November 23, 2009 1:28 PM

Indian embassy in UAE honours skilled Indian workers

In a novel initiative to reach out to hundreds of thousands of blue collar workers residing in the United Arab Emirates, the Indian embassy last evening honoured thirty skilled workers for their commendable work in their respective fields.The Indian Ambassador to the UAE, Mr. Talmiz Ahmad speaking o...

November 23, 2009 1:28 PM

Ahmedinejad visiting Brazil

The Iranian President Mehmoud Ahmedinejad is due in Brazil later today at the head of a large delegation of business leaders. He will meet President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and sign a number of trade agreements. Brazil has expressed support for Iran's right to pursue its nuclear programme.&#0...

November 23, 2009 1:27 PM

S Arabia warns undermining security during Haj intolerable

Saudi Arabia has warned that any attempt to undermine the security of this year's Haj pilgrimage will not be tolerated. In previous Haj pilgrimages, some Iranian pilgrims have held protests against the United States and Israel. Nearly two to three million Muslims are expected to perform the Haj...

November 23, 2009 11:59 AM

China coal mine death toll rises to 104

The death toll in China's coal mine accident on Saturday has crossed one hundred. Hopes of finding more survivors suffered a blow today with the recovery of 12 bodies, raising the death toll to 104 in the nation's worst mining disaster in two years. Rescuers were braving mine shafts full o...

November 23, 2009 10:47 AM

Pak nuclear arsenal under threat from Taliban: Stephen Hadley

The Taliban insurgency and the war in neighbouring Afghanistan have put Pakistan's nuclear arsenal at risk giving rise to a troubling situation. An arms control expert, Stephen Hadley, who served as former US President George W Bush's national security adviser says, the situation in Pakist...

November 23, 2009 10:25 AM

East Antarctic ice sheet losing mass

According to a new study, the East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future.Published in Nature Geoscience, the study shows that the smaller but less stable West Antarctic icesheet is...

November 23, 2009 9:22 AM

Hopes gets boost for positive results of Copenhagen Climate Summit

Hopes for the Copenhagen climate summit in December have been boosted after it emerged that more than 60 presidents and prime ministers plan to attend. There had been concern that no strong agreement would emerge from the talks in Copenhagen. But observers say the presence of so many heads of state ...

November 23, 2009 9:19 AM

Darwin book to go under hammer

A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal book "On the Origin of Species" will be sold this week, after it was found in a family's toilet in southern Britain, an auction house says.<br/>The book, which was first printed in 1859, was bought by a family for just a few s...

November 23, 2009 9:18 AM

Highest child mortality rate in Afghanistan despite UNICEF funds

Eight years after the US-led forces overthrew the Taliban, children in Afghanistan are suffering disastrous levels of abuse, deprivation and mortality, officials say.<br/>At a Kabul news conference marking the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, of...

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