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Residents of Majuli Island get a speed boat - 10 May 2013
Majuli island, May 10 (ANI): For the residents of Majuli Island, ferries are the only means of transportation. Now, the people of the island have got a speed... rapidly, tourism to the island is certain to get a boost. (ANI

Richard Branson turning Oz island getaway into hotel - 10 May 2013
hideaway to more guests, as he plans to turn the heart-shaped island into a boutique hotel.At the moment guests can only stay on Makepeace Island if they book out the whole island for a minimum of 8000 dollars per night.Branson and former

Pacific island may be the birthplace of the ancient Aztecs - 01 Jan 2008
Pacific coastal island called Mexcaltitan may be the place of origin of the ancient... to a report by the Cox News Service. According to legend, the Aztecs left an island... City.  There, they founded the legendary city of Tenochtitlan, an island city

India nominates Majuli Island for UNESCO World Heritage Site - 05 Feb 2008
The Indian government has lately nominated the Majuli Island in Jorhat district... to take note of the status related to the risk associated with the island...), an advisory body to UNESCO. Majuli Island Located on the middle of the mighty

Madge, Ritchie hunting for hideaway home in Italy's "island of dreams" - 01 Jan 2008
out for potential holiday hideaway on a remote island of Italy. According to the sources, the couple is hunting for a home on Linosa, called the "island... the island in June and took a tour of the island checking out potential holiday

Japan protests over Chinese article challenging Okinawa island ownership - 10 May 2013
, including key airbases.The island chain used to be an independent kingdom

Mega-tsunami deposited giant coral boulders on Tonga's island - 01 Jan 2008
devastation on a remote tropical island of Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean... boulders made of coral on the island of Tongatapu last year, which may represent..., the main island in the country of Tonga.  A survey of the sides of the volcano

Caribbean island of St. Lucia observes Indian Arrival Day - 14 May 2013
St. Lucia, a tiny island nation of 176,000 people in the eastern Caribbean, held its first Indian Arrival Day programme to commemorate the arrival of the first... to notify May 6 as Indian Arrival Day. Other island governments in the Caribbean

NRI multimillionaire sentenced to three years in prison in Long Island slavery case - 01 Jan 2008
New York, June 28 (ANI): A Non-Resident Indian based in Long Island, New York has been sentenced to three years in prison for torturing two of his Indonesian... their Long Island mansion was postponed until July 11. (ANI) 

Prince Harry makes farm girls go weak in the knees - 26 Jun 2008
female fans as he toured the agricultural showground at Costessey, Norfolk. The young royal passed a smile as teenage girls at the Royal Norfolk Show... to mark the centenary of the granting of the Royal Charter to the Royal Norfolk

Russia to return Yinlong, Heixiazi Island to China - 01 Jan 2008
to the agreement to be signed, Russia will return Yinlong Island (Tarabarov Island) and half of Heixiazi Island (Bolshoi Ussuriysky Island). The islands

Branson's paradise island only place for Heather Mills to 'escape the hate' - 01 Jan 2008
with the business tycoon to be allowed to move to Necker Island, his 74-acre

Flood situation remains grim in Assam - 01 Jan 2008
Majuli Island, Sept 9 (ANI): Situation remains grim in Majuli in Assam, where thousands have been displaced by floods. Water has flooded the entire river island, affecting thousands of people and disrupting communications. Like

Agni-1 achieves full operational capabilities - 24 Mar 2008
Agni-1(A1), the nuclear capable surface to surface missile was successfully test fired from the Wheeler Island off Dhamra village on the coast of Orissa... Range at Island, the missile attained its desired distance of 700 km range

Taylor Swift's fan arrested for trespassing - 18 May 2013
Washington, May 18 (ANI): A 22-year-old fan of Taylor Swift was arrested while he was attempting to trespass at the country singer's Rhode Island home.When questioned by the police, he allegedly said that he was there to visit Swift, Fox

KT Tunstall ties the knot with drummer beau Luke Bullen - 01 Jan 2008
London, Sept 7 (ANI): Scottish singer songwriter KT Tunstall has tied the knot with her drummer boyfriend Luke Bullen on a remote Scottish island. ... booked out the Flodigarry Country House Hotel on the north east of the island

Rihanna dedicates summer collection to crew, loyal fans - 15 May 2013
London, May 15 (IANS) Pop star Rihanna says her second collection for designer store River Island is dedicated to her crew and loyal followers.The "Stay...." "Hopefully, my friends and people who shop at River Island will have the same taste," she

Passenger ferry sinks in Philippines early morning - 12 Jul 2007
Untitled Document July 12: 12 people got killed and other 100 went missing when today an inter island passenger ferry sank in Sibuyan Sea off South-East Philippines coast while sailing to island of Masbate. Almost 256 people were

'Alien' creature near New York sends speculators into frenzy - 01 Jan 2008
New York, July 31 (ANI): Photographs of a dead mysterious "creature" spotted at a Long Island beach near New York has set online speculations working full time... around the world.  Dubbed the Montauk Monster after the Long Island town

Scientists to drill into a crack in the edge of the world - 01 Jan 2008
Wellington, July 18 (ANI): An international consortium of scientists is preparing to drill into a crack in the edge of the world - the South Island's Alpine... large areas of the South Island in a magnitude 8 quake. By drilling a hole

Ruins may be Viking hunting outpost in Greenland - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Ruins recently discovered on Greenland may be the Vikings' most northerly year-round hunting outpost on the icy island. According to Knut Espen Solberg, leader of 'The Melting Arctic' project mapping changes

Flood situation grim in Assam, some improvement in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Majuli (Assam), Sept 7 (ANI): The flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim with the river island Majuli being the worst affected. Life is still at a standstill for people in the state and communications too have been badly

Ten JI terrorists planning Bali nightclub type bombings arrested in Indonesia - 01 Jan 2008
a terrorist plot to bomb a cafe on Indonesia's Sumatra Island.  Nine... the suspects arrested on the Indonesian Island this week. According to the police... island of Bali in 2005. The 'teacher' was arrested in South Sumatra on Saturday

Antarctic Ice Shelf hanging by its last thread - 01 Jan 2008
of the ice bridge connecting the shelf to Charcot Island. Since the connection to the island helps to stabilise the ice shelf, it is likely the break-up... of 500 to 700 km sq. in addition being lost if the bridge to Charcot Island

India successfully tested interceptor missile system - 06 Dec 2007
Wheeler island near the coast of Orissa. This missile has a capacity... from Chandipur in Orissa Coast while AAD was fired from Inner Wheeler island which

One of the largest objects in a distant solar body named 'Makemake' - 01 Jan 2008
in the culture of Easter Island. According to a report in New Scientist... in the culture of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island.  The name was suggested

National Federation Party ready for 2014 Fiji elections - 21 May 2013
in that south pacific island nation.Party president Raman Pratap said... June 9 in Lautoka, Fiji's second largest city located in the island of Viti Levu

Italian cyclist Bronzini wins second stage of Tour of Chongming - 10 May 2013
Shanghai, May 10 (IANS) Italian female cyclist Giorgia Bronzini won the second stage of the Tour of Chongming Island with a time of 2 hours, 44 minutes and 26 seconds.The 30-year-old Wiggle-Honda rider outsprinted Australian Chloe Hosking

Pierce Brosnan thinking of retiring in Hawaii - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Having done with chasing enemies round the world, former James Bond Pierce Brosnan is reportedly planning to hang up his acting shoes and settle down on the island of Hawaii. Living in the tropical paradise

Russian boy stabbed 21 times at Greek resort - 17 May 2013
Athens, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An 11-year-old Russian boy is in critical condition in a hospital in the Greek capital after he was stabbed 21 times while vacationing with his family on the island of Crete.Nikita Onishchenko from Moscow

Kylie to earn 2m pounds for two gigs at Dubai hotel opening - 01 Jan 2008
London, Sept 15 (ANI): Pop princess Kylie Minogue is set to earn 2 million pounds for two gigs at the opening ceremony of a five star hotel on Dubai's artificial Palm Island. At one of the Gulf concerts, to be held in November

Greg Norman, Evert shift their wedding venue to a more secluded spot - 01 Jan 2008
secluded area on exclusive Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The Australian... have already had run-ins with Paradise Island security, who threatened to detain

Archaeologists save 3,500 yr old 'sauna' from destruction - 01 Jan 2008
Edinburgh, August 25 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has saved a 3,500-year-old structure in an island off the coast of Scotland, thought to have been used... on the Shetland island of Bressay eight years ago. It was found in the heart

Typhoon causes massive destruction in Japanese coast - 14 Jul 2007
Untitled Document July 14: Japan meteorological department has sent warned signal to the Japanese administration in the wake of a powerful typhoon that develops on Friday with strong winds and heavy rains in the southern island

Sri Lankan court orders probe on mass grave - 10 May 2013
Colombo, May 10 (IANS) A Sri Lankan court Friday ordered a full investigation into a mass grave found last year in the island nation's Central Province, a lawyer said.The magistrate in Matale instructed the Criminal Investigations

5 militants killed in an encounter in Manipur - 01 Jan 2008
Bishenpur (Manipur), Sept 9 (ANI): Security personnel shot dead five separatist guerrillas hiding out on an island in the middle of a lake in Bishenpur area of Manipur during an encounter, police officials said on Tuesday. The rebels

90 confirmed dead in Thai plane crash on Sunday - 17 Sep 2007
Sep 17: In a worst airline crash in Thailand killed at least 90 people and injured others while landing at the island Phuket on Sunday. According to the official report the airline belong to Orient Thai Airways carrying 123

China would be unable to fully fix its air quality problem in time for Olympics - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 15 (ANI): A research by a University of Rhode Island (URI) atmospheric chemist has revealed that China would be unable to fully fix its air quality problem in time for Olympics. The researcher in question is Kenneth

Indo-Fijian woman turns 101 - 14 May 2013
Sydney, May 14 (IANS) On the day Fiji observed the 134th anniversary of the arrival of Indian indentured labourers Tuesday, an Indian-origin woman in that south Pacific island turned 101.Deogi Nair was born to Indian indentured labourer

'Hobbits' were actually modern, normal-sized hunters and gatherers - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, August 27 (ANI): A new research has determined that the so-called 'dwarfs' or 'hobbits' of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, were actually modern, normal-sized hunters and gatherers. Misinterpreted fragments

If men were insects they'd have to walk 7kms for sex - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, September 6 (ANI): Male giant wetas walk a considerable distance each night for sex, and their lightweight and longer legs help them satiate their wanderlust, according to a field study on Maud Island, New Zealand.  

64th Venice Film Festival opens with Knightley starrer â??Atonementâ?? - 30 Aug 2007
Untitled Document Aug 30: The 11-day long Venice Film Festival among one of the oldest film contest opens on Wednesday evening on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. It is the 64 th instance being added to its history starting

Syrian crew sets sail on historical circumnavigation of Africa - 01 Jan 2008
London, August 11 (ANI): A group of 20 sailors on Arwad Island off the coast of Syria have set sail on a journey that would involve the circumnavigation of Africa, a feat which has not been undertaken for two and a half millennia. 

Puerto Rico governor's mansion has unpaid water bill - 17 May 2013
San Juan, May 17 (IANS/EFE) The $265 million Puerto Rico's heavily indebted state-owned water and sewer authority is trying to collect from customers includes $30,000 due from La Fortaleza, the official residence of the island's

India should boycott CHOGM: Karunanidhi - 10 May 2013
countries to prevent the summit from being held in the island nation."India should... so that the conference is not held in the island nation.He said the DMK

Safety overlooked lives of trees in Andaman - 26 Dec 2007
and Nicobar starting from Wednesday has cost the island a few hundreds of trees... Island and Vandur. Besides other activities, the President will distribute 200...; Havelock Island has a helipad, but the trees were chopped down because the security

Hindus in Pak struggle to take back temple - 01 Jan 2008
the complete control of a historical temple located on Manora Island dedicated... is an island spread over 2.5 sq km on the southern side of the Karachi port... on island has dropped by half. "In 1973, the Pakistan Navy took the control

Orangutans under threat of extinction in Indonesia - 01 Jan 2008
Jakarta, September 6 (ANI): A news report by Jakarta Post has suggested that the population of Orangutans in Kalimantan or Borneo Island of Indonesia remained under threat of extinction, despite claims by palm oil firms of applying eco

Cyprus Bank buys 80 per cent of Russia's Uniastrum - 01 Jan 2008
Nicosia, June 28 (ANI): The Bank of Cyprus (BOC) - Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus biggest bank - has said it has clinched a deal to buy 80 per cent in Russia's Uniastrum Bank for 576 million dollars as part of its strategy

Now, an ABBA museum in Stockholm - 10 May 2013
Stockholm, May 10 (IANS) ABBA, the enduring and still growing Swedish contribution to global music, has been further institutionalised with a museum on Stockholm's idyllic island of Djurgaarden, which is also home to such other iconic

Plateau may be ancient gateway in Cyprus - 01 Jan 2008
in the eastern part of the island. According to a report in Cyprus Weekly, earlier

NY teens copy Grand Theft Auto videogame for real-life robbery spree - 01 Jan 2008
Island. Police have blamed Grand Theft Auto IV for a two-hour crime

'Virtual archaeologist' to shed new light on 3,500 yr old civilization - 01 Jan 2008
' to shed new light on Thera, an island civilization near Greece that was buried... to the archaeological site of Akrotiri on the island of Thera, which in present-day Greece... their system.  During a three-day visit to the island in September 2007

Super snail Heikka is the world's fastest! - 01 Jan 2008
Winch, Norfolk, triumphed leaving his rivals trailing in his slime with a time... at Congham, near King's Lynn in Norfolk, is over 30 years old, and although

Brit couple's £20,000 beachside bungalow worth is now just £1! - 01 Jan 2008
, in Norfolk. has seen more than 20 homes crumble after the Government decided on a policy..., Environment minister, visited Norfolk and Archer said he seemed sympathetic

Brit man claims lottery win - after numbers came in his dreams! - 01 Jan 2008
to sleep at his bungalow in King's Lynn, Norfolk.  He has used 27, 28, 29, 30, 42

Johnny Depp ready to set up house in U.K.? - 01 Jan 2008
a country estate in Norfolk, England. The rumours were fuelled when he went to view

Pub that barters drinks in exchange of rabbits, fish! - 01 Jan 2008
in the country.  Cloe Wasey, manager of The Pigs in Edgefield, near Holt, Norfolk

Three arrested after fracas near British gurdwara - 20 May 2013
, the Norfolk Eastern Daily Press reported Monday.According to a witness, eight police cars

Palin is Brit and Irish in origin - 01 Jan 2008
, great, great, great, great grandfather Robert Gower was baptized in the Norfolk

Palin is Brit and Irish in origin - 01 Jan 2008
, great, great, great, great grandfather Robert Gower was baptized in the Norfolk

Prince William's five chopper flights cost taxpayers over ?50k - 01 Jan 2008
in Norfolk.  In another flying trip, he took the Chinook to Hexham

The 4 family members who can die any moment - 01 Jan 2008
of the condition.  Rob, from North Wootton in Norfolk, knows that the condition could

Penguins blamed for accumulation of arsenic in Antarctica soil - 01 Jan 2008
species, and two seal species that live on Ardley Island, off the Antarctic... the local seals. They also said that sediments from another Antarctic island... of arsenic compared with sediment sampled on Ardley Island. To find out

Does too much sun exposure cause melanoma? - 01 Jan 2008
experts, Sam Shuster, a consultant dermatologist at Norfolk and Norwich

'Gucci Girls' madam earned £1.5mln in just 10 months before being busted - 01 Jan 2008
of Miniaskiene's home in Thetford, Norfolk.  The madam did not realise she

New ports to come up in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh - 09 May 2013
to set up a major port at Sagar Island in West Bengal through the Public.... The deep draught port at Sagar Island would obviate the need for heavy

PM to begin two-day Assam visit today - 01 Jan 2008
presentation programme on Majuli, the world's largest river island. ... of Majuli, who will brief him about the problems faced by the river island. 

Tamil Nadu wants Sri Lanka to return Katchatheevu - 21 May 2013
uninhabited island administered by Sri Lanka. This island was given to Sri Lanka

Beach that inspired Agatha Christie fetches 70k pounds in auction - 10 May 2013
' while staying at Burgh Island, which is connected to the beach at low tide. The two

Invasive plant species predate humans' arrival on Galapagos Islands - 01 Jan 2008
;"Whenever you're dealing with island studies, one of the most important factors... Cruz island, Emily Coffey, a graduate student at the University of Oxford, UK, has... a species of hibiscus, existed on the island 1,000 years ago. To collect

Indian navy inducts two new indigenous warships - 01 Jan 2008
Cinque - named after a pristine Island sanctuary in the Andamans and INS Chariyam...;According to Vice Admiral B S Randhawa, India's vast coastline an island... are extremely useful for patrolling especially in coastal waters in the island

Government to consider alternative alignment on Sethu project - 01 Jan 2008
between Dhanushkodi and Rameshwaram Island. The letter said... the portion between Dhanushkodi and Land End on Rameshwaram Island has been given... island keeping in view the technical aspects, cost benefit analysis, social

Massive pieces of Canada's northern ice shelf floating free in the Arctic Ocean - 01 Jan 2008
of Ellesmere Island, is now floating free in the Arctic ocean along with a larger... Island has also been significantly reduced. Where once Arctic waters were frozen right up to the edge of the island, there is now a substantial expanse of open

Flood fury in Assam continues - 01 Jan 2008
river island, which submerged under the flood waters. Gogoi directed... scarcity looming large in the island as supply of essentials was hit by the rising... with a population of 1.5 lakh and was threatening fresh areas in the island, which houses

Scientists urge more careful sperm selection for IVF procedure - 01 Jan 2008
for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia, say that though the sperm chosen

Woman passes driving test - after 27 years and 450 lessons! - 01 Jan 2008
London, July 10 (ANI): A 62-year-old woman has finally passed her driving test - 27 years after her first lesson. Teresa Clarke, of Wroxham, Norfolk, spent 15,000 pound in fees, had 450 hours of tuition from 20 instructors and failed

New computer virus infects key government and consumer websites - 01 Jan 2008
frauds.  Last week, Asprox infected the Norfolk NHS website, used by thousands

UK soldier's account of Japanese World War Two massacre auctioned - 01 Jan 2008
Norfolk Regiment that was sent to the Far East at the end of 1941 to defend Singapore

Flood situation in Assam critical - 01 Jan 2008
, Asia's largest river island, which submerged under the flood waters, official... in the island as supply of essentials was hit by the rising water level. The waist... and was threatening fresh areas in the island, which houses several 'satras' (Vaishnavite

Princess Diana's exhibition at family home to close next year - 13 May 2013
of Cornwall's remains rest on an island in an ornamental lake within the grounds

Jayalalithaa announces plan for Rs.100 crore statue - 14 May 2013
statue of poet Thiruvalluvar was installed on an island near Kanyakumari

Lindsay Lohan set for 'Ugly Betty' cameo - 01 Jan 2008
Burgers' in Long Island. According to the grapevine, Lohan will be seen in 5

Connie Francis's high BP lands her in hospital - 01 Jan 2008
it off. She was admitted to Long Island Jewish Medical Centre's coronary care

Prince William's girlfriend prefers to be an 'ordinary person' - 01 Jan 2008
island of Mustique. (ANI) 

Uma Thurman feeling broody - 01 Jan 2008
in a bikini while vacationing on the island of Corsica sparked reports she

Tremors measuring 7 Richter hit Japan Southwest regions - 20 Apr 2007
reached some shores. People living on the island were warned to stay away from.... In the tiny island of Genkai, off the coast of Kyushu, about 100 residents left

UNESCO chief visits two biosphere reserves in Nicaragua - 10 May 2013
and Ometepe Island biosphere reserves.The United Nations Educational, Scientific... of the Communications and Citizenship Council, said.Ometepe, the largest island in the world

Total eclipse of sun to be visible in India as partial eclipse on Friday - 01 Jan 2008
at local sunset near a point in the Bay of Bengal close to Andaman Nicobar Island... of Victoria Island in northern Canada.  The total phase ends at 4:50 IST

Bali bombers must not feel torture or pain while being shot, says their lawyer - 01 Jan 2008
in delays. Security is tight around their island prison home as authorities... supporters of the Islamic hardliners to try to reach Nusakambangan Island, off Central

Arctic ice shelf splits, creating two huge ice islands - 01 Jan 2008
of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago to form new floating... and by analysing satellite data.  The north side of Ellesmere Island in Canada's Nunavut

Total eclipse of sun to be visible in India as partial eclipse today - 01 Jan 2008
at local sunset near a point in the Bay of Bengal close to Andaman Nicobar Island... of Victoria Island in northern Canada.  The total phase ends at 4:50 IST

Aafia Siddiqui's notes suggest attacks on NY city landmarks - 01 Jan 2008
Island and a federal disease research facility off Long Island.  The New

Study links obesity, type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration - 01 Jan 2008
with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital say... Island Hospital, utilized chronic high fat diets to cause a two-fold increase

New evidence blames humans for mass extinction of Tasmania's prehistoric animals - 01 Jan 2008
. People only arrived in Tasmania around 43,000 years ago, when the island became... of the island's large megafauna. But, the new international research... later, when the island became connected to the mainland by a land bridge as sea

Prime Minister on a two-day visit to Assam - 25 Aug 2008
an aerial visit to Majuli, South Asia’s largest river island, after which... km from Guwahati. Once World’s largest river island, it is now... cultural heritage and take the initiative to comprise the island as a World

McCain's VP choice accused of misleading Republican-supporters - 01 Jan 2008
to Nowhere", which would have connected Gravina Island with Ketchikan International... Arm and Gravina Island bridges?" she replied: "Yes. I would like to see Alaska's... Island."  With Senator Barack Obama's campaign researchers travelling

McCain's VP choice accused of misleading Republican-supporters - 01 Jan 2008
to Nowhere", which would have connected Gravina Island with Ketchikan International... Arm and Gravina Island bridges?" she replied: "Yes. I would like to see Alaska's... Island."  With Senator Barack Obama's campaign researchers travelling

Small glaciers account for most of Greenland's recent loss of ice - 01 Jan 2008
the island's ice sheet than the amount coming from their huge relatives. Reports... else on earth. The ice cap covers four-fifths of the island's surface, is 1,491... about one-fifth of the island's 656,373 square miles (1.7 million square

Chinese projects in Myanmar spark protests, arrests - 11 May 2013
a peaceful march without a permit on April 18 on Maday Island in western Arakan