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(Photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)Five Indian fishermen arrested by Pak
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(Photo: AP / Alex Brandon)US military chiefs urge against ending gay ban
From left, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey Jr., Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz,, and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp Jr., testify on Capitol Hill in Washington Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, before the Senate Armed Service Committee's hearing on the military Don't Ask Don't Tell policy....Full Story

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Five Indian fishermen arrested by Pak
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have arrested five Indian fishermen along with their boat for allegedly fishing illegally in the country's exclusive economic zone, officials have said. | The Maritime Security Agency arrested the Indian fishermen during routine patrolli...Full Story
Thousands protest against French-backed Indian nuclear plant
MUMBAI: Indian villagers on Saturday protested at the site of a nuclear power plant to be built with French help, campaigners said, as France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the country for a visit. | Greenpeace energy specialist Lauri Myllyvirta told media that ...Full Story
Thousands protest against Indian nuclear plant
MUMBAI ' Indian villagers on Saturday protested at the site of a nuclear power plant to be built with French help, campaigners said, as France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the country for a visit. | Greenpeace energy specialist Lauri Myllyvirta told AFP that a...Full Story
Denver Zoo reaching out around globe to threatened species
| The Denver Zoo recently turned its eye to saving the Lake Titicaca giant frog. (Denver Zoo ) | The Denver Zoo quietly has shifted its mission from displaying captive threatened animals to working worldwide for species survival. | The latest project: sending out zookee...Full Story
Pak arrests five Indian fishermen for violating maritime boundary
| Karachi, Dec 4(ANI): The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) of Pakistan has detained five Indian fishermen for fishing 36 nautical miles inside Pakistani territorial waters.  | The MSA also seized their fishing vessel, and handed over the arrested men to the Docks po...Full Story
'Salmon summit' over decimated species
0 | Ninety-seven percent. | That's the decline in California's fall salmon run since 2002, a contraction that led to a "federal disaster" declaration, closure of back-to-back salmon seasons in two states and a blight across a historic fishing culture. | "This is an abso...Full Story
Spiralling out of Control: The Risk of a New Korean War
Saturday, 4 December 2010, 6:21 pm | Article: Global Research | Spiralling out of Control: The Risk of a New Korean War | by Gregory Elich | , December 4, 2010 | An artillery duel between North and South Korean forces on November 23 has set in motion a series of events ...Full Story
Geoff Thomas: Aren't you glad you had one last fish?
| How often do you spend half a day fishing for little reward, then try a last spot before going home and hit the jackpot? | It doesn't happen very often, but it did for one Auckland family last weekend. "We had been catching a few small snapper on the worm beds off Rak...Full Story
Surf's up
12 | SURFING: Ireland - frozen, broken, forsaken Ireland - finds herself at the centre of an international Gold Rush of Big Wave riding. Meet the prospectors, writes KEITH DUGGAN  | "If I only scrape a livin', at least  | it's a livin' worth scraping."  | - Mickey Smith...Full Story
Oh, go on then... there'll be plenty of room for one of Mark Hix's festive canapés
| It's that time of year again - the time when we all start planning our festive get togethers. Preparing snacks for drinks parties can be tricky; you need to keep things simple as you don't want to spend all your time in the kitchen. | With a bit of know-how, creating ...Full Story
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Sat 4 Dec 2010
Artificial reefs bring sea life back to top fishing areas
The Star | KOTA KINABALU: Fish stocks are on the rise in areas once bereft of them thanks to the use of artificial concrete reefs combined with self regulation from fishermen in waters off 10 Sabah districts. | Nearly 500 cuboid shaped concrete reefs have bee...
Marvellous Mataking
The Star | Mataking Island is indeed full of royal delights. | A 45-minute speedboat- ride from Semporna in eastern Sabah, crossing aquamarine seas and passing by sea gypsy villages on stilts, brings me to the warm embrace of a welcome band on the jetty of th...
Canada's magical moose island
Gulf News | It must have been the sound of the accordion that attracted the whale. Cyril had just started playing an Irish jig when a minke surfaced a few yards away, sending waves crashing against our bow. Maybe it had mistaken the music for the call of a mat...
Fri 3 Dec 2010
Q&A;: Norway has deep oil ties to Texas
Houston Chronicle | For regions with dramatically different climates, Houston and Norway have some strong ties. | Houston is Norway's second-largest U.S. trade gateway, importing some $657 million in Norwegian products in 2009. We send some $437 million in goods back ...
Letters to the editor, Dec. 4
San Fransisco Chronicle 0 | Gary Fong / The Chronicle | President Gerald Ford ducks after Sara Jane Moore attempts to shoot him outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor, Dec. 3 12.03.10 Letters to the editor, Dec. 4 12.03.1...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing shrimper
Houston Chronicle | The Coast Guard said this evening it has suspended its search for a missing shrimper in the Gulf of Mexico. | Arturo Hernandez of Brownsville went missing Thursday morning after the commercial fishing boat he was on sank, the Coast Guard said. The ...
Experts keep close eye on badly injured whale
Fresno Bee | The Associated Press Share | thefresnobee_994:/2010/12/03/2183974/experts-watch-badly-injured-whale.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name | tool goes here 0 comments Similar stories: | " tooltipId="mi_tt1"> | Park officials hope to reopen a Channe...
Mexican judge absolves reputed drug cartel 'queen'
Herald Tribune | MEXICO CITY - A Mexican judge Friday acquitted a reputed drug cartel "queen" of organized crime and other charges, the latest setback for a judicial system that has failed to convict the majority of suspects captured for drug crimes. | Judge Fernan...
5 destinations to explore in Qatar
CNN | (CNN) -- A lot of travelers probably had to get out the atlas Thursday when Qatar was named host of the 2022 World Cup tournament. A little-known destination, Qatar is a small Middle-Eastern nation with a population of less than 1 million. It borde...
5 boats damaged in fire at Oakley dock
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APNewsBreak: Feds propose listing for seals
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Bird Flu Found in Japan
Wall Street Journal By MIHO INADA and SHIRLEY S. WANG | The Japanese government Friday confirmed the country's first outbreak of a high-risk bird flu in three years, though it stressed that there was no evidence the disease had spread beyond chickens. The report came tw...
BEL eyes windfall as Army scouts for hi-tech gear
The Times Of India BANGALORE: STATE-owned defence behemoth Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is confident of landing the futuristic Tactical Communications System (TCS) contract for the Indian Army , even in the face of stiff competition from the private-sector players ...
Invasive sea species spreads off New England
The Boston Globe | BOSTON-An invasive species known as "sea squirts" has spread on the sea floor off New England, but scientists say it's not all bad news. | The species of this soft-bodied animal spreads rapidly across the ocean bottom in rope-like chains or mats. I...
Jellyfish are taking over the oceans: Population surge as rising acidity of world's seas kills predators
The Daily Mail | Britain's beaches could soon be inundated with records numbers of jellyfish, marine experts warned today. | Scientists say the number of jellyfish are on the rise thanks to the increasing acidity of the world’s oceans. | The warning comes in ...
Lobster license buyback to be announced
CBC Leonard LeBlanc, president of the Gulf Nova Scotia Fishermen's Coalition, believes a federal program to buy back lobster licenses will make the industry more viable. (CBC) | The president of a coalition representing fishermen on the West Coast of Cap...
Bird Flu Found in Japan, Hong Kong
Wall Street Journal By MIHO INADA and SHIRLEY S. WANG | The Japanese government Friday confirmed the country's first outbreak of a high-risk bird flu in three years, though it stressed that there was no evidence the disease had spread beyond chickens. The report came tw...
Cancun climate summit: Britain's salmon at risk from ocean acidification
The Daily Telegraph Britain's famous salmon runs are in danger from ocean acidification caused by climate change, scientists have warned. | Wild salmon leaping upstream Photo: ALAMY By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent 7:00AM GMT 03 Dec 2010 | Comments | The specie...
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