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03 Sep 2009 10:00

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World: One of India’s most powerful politicians dies in helicopter crash

  • Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy never lost an election. After going missing Wednesday morning, the Indian president was found with the wreckage of his helicopter this morning. Four other people also died in the crash, which happened in a remote, hilly area. Reddy was a popular politician who had recently been re-elected chief minister of the Andhra Pradesh region. source
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10 Aug 2009 21:08

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World: There’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on in Asia, guys

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24 Jul 2009 11:15

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Offbeat, World: Scientific method at work: Does naked girls + farming = rain?

  • That’s what some farmers in India are trying. The farmers, located in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, told their unmarried daughters to get naked and plow the fields after sunset in an attempt to embarrass the gods and convince them to bring on monsoon weather. The farmers are currently in the midst to the worst start of monsoon season in eight decades. Might as well work the nudity angle, right? source
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21 Jul 2009 09:14

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World: If you live in Asia, expect to be eclipsed today

  • 6+ minutes of total solar eclipse awesomeness today source
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20 Jul 2009 09:29

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World: The lone surviving suspect in the Mumbai attacks confesses

  • He unexpectedly pled guilty in court today. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab was the only suspect in last year’s attack on India’s financial capital to survive. All the other gunmen were shot and killed in the attacks, which killed over 160, including many foreign nationals. Kasab has ties to Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Tayyiba terrorist group, which has been banned from India since 2002. Despite his plea, prosecutors are skeptical and plan to further analyze his statement. source
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12 Jul 2009 14:09

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World: Mumbai attacks trial (might possibly) start next week

  • 166 people were killed in the Mumbai attacks last November, which lasted for three long days in the heart of the Indian financial center.
  • five men are in custody for “planning and aiding” the attacks and will finally be put on trial next week, according to Pakistan’s interior minister. source
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27 May 2009 22:27

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World: Asia’s suffering from another cruddy season of cyclones

These villagers are waiting for aid after Cyclone Alia came by, killed 191 and left thousands homeless. That’s not nice, Alia! source
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23 May 2009 21:16

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World: India’s elections are huge ordeals in need of huge pictures

Fortunately for us, The Boston Globe had the same idea and gathered huge photos for us. Hooray! source
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13 May 2009 17:58

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Offbeat, World: Somebody get this Indian guy a freaking shower

  • 35 years since he last bathed himself; he wants a son badly source
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11 May 2009 22:14

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World: India’s child prostitution levels are beyond absurdly high

  • 1.2 million Indian children sell their bodies for sex. Disturbing. source
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