Month: December 2010

China: Fishing Boat Sinks 27 Missing

Rescuers are hunting for 27 people who are missing after a Vietnam-registered vessel sank in the South China Sea,

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Indonesia Starts Disaster Tourism

Indonesia appeals to visitors with tropical beaches, beautiful mountains, spectacular reefs and exotic cultures. But now the country, which

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Desertification is Greatest Threat

UN's top drylands official says people must be paid via global carbon markets for preserving the soil. Desertification and land

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Roofs Collapse as Storms Hit Sydney

Around 250 State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers are working late into the night to repair the damage from wild

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Infants Among Shipwreck Dead

The Federal Government has revealed seven children were among the 28 asylum seekers killed when their boat was wrecked

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Miss. 5 Die as Storm Hits Southeast

TUPELO, Miss. – Five people have died in accidents on icy roads as a winter storm sweeps through part

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Lighthouse Covered in Ice

Video Report: Frigid wind is blowing water spray onto the Cleveland Harbor lighthouse at the mouth of the

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BP Oil Spill: United States Sues BP

The United States filed suit Wednesday against BP and eight other companies for damages stemming from this year's oil

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Maps Predict Future City Flooding

Rising sea levels are likely to cause serious and regular flooding in Australian coastal cities by the end of

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Merapi Artist Sells Ash as Souvenirs

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian artist is selling tourist souvenirs of ash from the country's most volatile volcano to

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