Spain seeks 50 missing Africans from migrant boat

Thursday, July 19, 2007, 14:22 [IST]

MADRID, July 19 (Reuters) The Spanish Coast Guard was looking for about 50 Africans whose boat capsized as they tried to sail to the Canary Islands as illegal immigrants, the Coast Guard said today.

Another 48 would-be migrants had been rescued from the sea about 89 nautical miles southwest of the tourist island of Tenerife, newspaper El Mundo reported on its Web site.

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Polish navy saves crew of sinking Norwegian ship

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DAE identifies atomic mineral reserves in AP

Tuesday, May 15, 2007,16:44 [IST]

New Delhi, May 15: Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) has identified resources of 61.22 Million tonnes (MT) of Iimenite in the districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh (AP), announced Mines Minister Sis Ram Ola in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. He said the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has explored the resources of Titanium namely Iimenite, the main mineral of Titanium metal, rutile and Leucoxene in the north coastal part of.....

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Depression in Orissa coast triggers heavy rain

Tuesday, August 29, 2006,14:27 [IST]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 29: A well marked low pressure over North West Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a deep depression and lay centred at 100 kms east south east of Chandbali this morning causing heavy rains in several parts of Orissa.Met sources said the system is likely to intensify further and move in a north-north westerly direction and cross Orissa coast between Balasore and Puri by tonight or tomorrow morning.Under its impact heavy to very heavy rains will.....