Tag: Island
UN draws up plans to ‘facilitate’ Rohingya relocation to island
YANGON: The United Nations is making plans to help Bangladesh relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, documents seen...
Woman creates female-only resort island
When former consultant Kristina Roth was taking a restorative vacation in Calabasas, California she noticed the effect men had on the good vibes when...
Vanuatu in final evacuation of island threatened by volcano
SYDNEY: The last residents on Vanuatu’s northern island of Ambae will be evacuated on Wednesday, officials said, as a volcano that has been spitting...
One more island surfaces off Makran coast
Following the strong earthquake of 7.7 magnitude that hit Balochistan on Tuesday, one more island has emerged to the sea surface off coastal town...
Island created by methane gas in Gwadar ‘will not last’: scientists
A small island created in the Arabian Sea near Gwadar Port by the huge earthquake that hit south-west Pakistan has fascinated locals, but scientists...
Island emerges off Gwadar coast after powerful earthquake
An island emerged off Gwadar coast after a powerful earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck Pakistan on Tuesday.
“The altitude of the island is about 20...
‘World’s best island’ not so great for some
It was named the "world's best island" byTravel+Leisure, but life on the island of Boracay in the Philippines is hardly living up to its...
Brand-new island emerges off Germany
There’s a new piece of Germany. Over the course of just 10 years, a 34-acre island has developed 16 miles off the country’s coast,...
Cop stops traffic with brilliant dance moves
PROVIDENCE, R.I.: Ah, Christmas in Rhode Island. Exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the giant termite that sits atop a Providence...
Small boat sinks off Greek island, 20 migrants drown
A small boat carrying migrants hoping to get to Greece sank near the eastern island of Lesvos early on Saturday, drowning 20 people, Greek...
Australian scientists claim South Pacific Island does not exist at all
Australian scientists from the University of Sydney discovered in the third week of November 2012 that the South Pacific Island which is located between...
North Korea threatens repeat of island shelling
North Korea has threatened to repeat its 2010 artillery attack on a border island, as South Korea prepares to mark on Friday the second...
Monkey held under house arrest
A 19-year-old capuchin monkey named Mookie is under house arrest after biting a man that tried to pet him. The simian is confined to...
Chinese govt ships in waters of disputed isles: Japan
Chinese government ships were back in waters around Japanese-controlled islands Tuesday, the coastguard said, a week after they last left and days after heated...
China, Japan in tense talks on disputed islands
The foreign ministers of China and Japan held tense talks over their countries' rival claims to a bitterly disputed island chain on Tuesday but...
S. Korea to stage military drill near disputed island
South Korea will stage a regular military exercise near a disputed island this month amid a renewed territorial claim by Japan, the defence ministry...
China plans garrison to ‘defend’ disputed islands
Beijing will establish a military garrison on a group of disputed islands in the South China Sea, China's defence ministry said Monday, a move...
