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Maldives: Nasheed seeks release of 500 supporters

Maldivian Democratic Party spokesman Imithiyaz Fahmy said most of the supporters were from the south...

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Maldives ex-president walking free despite warrant

Diplomats worked to forestall renewed violence in Maldives, best known as a luxury beach getaway.

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Maldives vice president behind coup plot: Nasheed

In an article, Mohamed Nasheed said he had no choice but to take action to prevent Maldives` democra...

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UN envoy in Maldives; India assesses situation

Maldives’ ex-president Mohamed Nasheed has vowed to take the fight to the Supreme Court.

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New Maldives government legitimate: US

The US called for a peaceful settlement to the ongoing political unrest in Maldives.

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Awaiting arrest, ex-Maldives Prez urges early polls

The former president of the Maldives says he was forced from power earlier this week in a coup.

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Arab League mission to return to Syria: Ban

The Arab League and UN may send a joint observer mission to Syria where the govt`s deadly crackdown...

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Nasheed quits as Maldives President after protests

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned following weeks of public protests over his controve...

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Maldives soldiers fire rubber bullets at police

Maldives police force has defied a presidential order to end a protest against what it perceives as ...

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China releases "world`s highest resolution" lunar images

China today released a set of "world`s highest resolution" lunar images taken by its second moon orb...

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Russia eyes mission to reach moon this decade

Russian scientists are looking forward to have a man on the moon by 2020.

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NASA films far side of Moon

Rare and spectacular video footage of the far side of the Moon has been captured by a NASA spacecraf...

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UN chief urges Israel to halt settlements

UN chief Ban Ki-moon tried to persuade the Palestinians to continue low-level meetings with Israel.

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Russia plans new Mars probe in 2018

Russia would make another attempt to send a Phobos-Grunt probe to Mars` satellite in 2018.

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Sudan crisis `major threat` to peace: UN`s Ban

South Sudan split from Khartoum in July after decades of war, but key issues remain unresolved.

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Gingrich calls for moon base, space contests

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called on Wednesday for a base on the moon and an ex...

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Double celestial treat for sky gazers tomorrow

Sky gazers are in for a double celestial treat on the evening of the Republic Day as Venus and Moon ...

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Geologists uncover how meteorites struck moon

A wealth of evidence, provided by lunar rock samples, shows how meteorites struck the moon.

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Regional variations observed amongst Titan’s dunes

Titan`s dune terrains tend to vary in shape, size and distribution over the surface, a new study has...

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Venus and Moon pairing up on Jan 26

There will be a `pairing` of the Moon and Venus.

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Shadowed areas of Moon hide fluffy dirt, water ice

The permanently shadowed regions of the Moon have baffled scientists since long. Now, a team has cla...

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Russia revives permanent moon base plan

Russian Space Agency Roscosmos is in talks with its European and US partners on the creation of mann...

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NASA moon probes renamed as Ebb and Flow

A pair of unmanned NASA spacecraft that are orbiting the Moon were renamed Ebb and Flow on Wednesday...

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Rare moon rock found on earth

Scientists have stumbled upon tranquillityite, a mineral considered unique to the moon.

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Mystery persists over Russian spacecraft fall site

Russian officials say they still have no firm information where a failed Mars moon probe plummeted t...

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NASA’s lunar mission uncover Moon’s darker side

LAMP, developed by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), uses a novel method to peer into these s...

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UN chief criticizes Hezbollah arsenal ahead of visit

UN chief Ban Ki-moon was due in Lebanon after saying he hoped to see Lebanon`s rival parties takin...

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Earth may be surrounded by hundreds of tiny moons

Researchers say, hundreds of temporary moons may be orbiting earth, which are too tiny and small to ...

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Lunar orbiter captures huge crater on moon

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured shots of a massive Aristarchus crater on moon, whic...

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Jupiter, Moon to converge in conjunction

Conjunction, also known as appulse, is a phenomenon in which celestial bodies appear near one anothe...

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Saturn moon may affect planet’s magnetosphere

Saturn’s moon Enceladus may be causing periodic bursts of radiation in the planet’s magnetosphere.

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Moon countdown: Hours until 1st NASA probe arrives

NASA is counting down the seconds until its twin spacecraft bound for the moon make back-to-back arr...

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UN chief to focus on sustaining Arab Spring

UN chief, Ban Ki-moon said one of his top priorities is to help Arab countries sustain their moves t...

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Lunar probes to resolve mystery of moon`s interior

Two robotic NASA probes are due to arrive at the moon this weekend to resolve a long-standing myster...

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NASA probes to arrive at the moon over New Year`s

The New Year`s countdown to the moon has begun.

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Soon, SETI to search the moon for alien artifacts

Scientists have suggested that although we have an entire universe to seek out aliens, perhaps looki...

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Twin probes to circle moon to study gravity field

A pair of spacecraft the size of washing machines are set to enter orbit around it in the latest lun...

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Fermented Xmas cards can sponsor a moon trip

A new study has found that if all of UK’s discarded Christmas cards were collected and fermented, th...

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Earth has always had two moons

The Earth has always had a temporary second moon, new study has claimed.

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Soon, telescope to look at cosmos from the Moon

A telescope could soon be able to make celestial observations from the surface of moon for the first...

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UN chief defends NATO from critics of Libya war

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon defended NATO against criticism from Russia, China and other countr...

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UN chief urges `reconciliation` in the Middle East

Reconciliation is crucial in countries emerging from political turmoil, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said.

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UN chief terms climate pact `significant`

The `Durban Platform` is a "significant and forward" deal that will guide global efforts to address ...

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India must not block internet: UN

Communications Minister Kapil Sibal recently said the Indian government will not allow social networ...

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Mogadishu

Ban Ki-moon arrived in Somalia`s seaside capital, the first visit in years.

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Year`s last total lunar eclipse charms enthusiasts

India was one of the best places to see this celestial event because the eclipse was visible in its ...

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The Misplaced Stuff: NASA loses moon, space rocks

Astronauts may have had the `right stuff` to go to the moon, but when it comes to keeping track of w...

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Solar storms `could sandblast the moon`

Solar storms and associated (CMEs) could significantly erode the lunar surface, according to a new s...

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Future of planet at stake, Ban tells climate talks

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today urged deadlocked climate talks in Durban to work urgently for...

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UN chief urges countries to ratify CTBT

Ban`s remarks came as he welcomed Indonesia`s ratification of the CTBT.

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