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One million buried in mass graves on forbidden New York island Most New Yorkers don't even know it exists. But a million forgotten souls are buried in mass graves dug by convicts on a tiny, forbidden island east of the Bronx.

09 April 2014

Football: Kazakhstan's youth team wins Island in UEFA qualifications Kazakhstan national youth football team has won over the team of Island at the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 2015 qualifications.

06 March 2014

Oil explorer eyes Spain's pristine Canary Islands Luring millions of tourists a year with its crystal-clear waters, warm winters and precious wildlife, Spain's Canary Islands may hold another treasure -- oil -- that is attracting a less welcome visitor.

11 December 2013

With $65 bn in debt, is Puerto Rico America's Greece? Laden with debt, its economy in recession: Is the US territory of Puerto Rico poised to become another Greece?

04 December 2013

Thirty Haitians dead after ship capsizes in Bahamas: US About 30 Haitian migrants died after an overloaded freighter capsized in the Bahamas and 110 others were rescued in rough seas, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday.

27 November 2013

Pacific faces big economic losses from climate change: ADB The Pacific region faces serious economic losses due to climate change and it is critical that nations causing the problem step in to help, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday.

26 November 2013

New Japan islet created in volcano eruption A dramatic volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean has created a tiny new islet in Japan's territorial waters, officials said Thursday, the first time in decades the nation has seen the phenomenon.

22 November 2013

Crisis-hit Maldives hold new presidential vote The Maldives on Saturday voted in a run-off presidential election held under intense international pressure to elect a new leader and end months of political unrest.

16 November 2013

China behaviour jeopardising 'peacetime': Japan Beijing's behaviour in its row with Tokyo over disputed islands is jeopardising peace.

29 October 2013

Screams as migrants in Italy boat disaster drowned Locals on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa fought back tears as they spoke of the desperate rush to haul dozens of drowning immigrants out of the sea as hundreds around them sank into the black waters.

04 October 2013

Chinese tourists, diplomats make a splash in the Maldives The travellers pouring off flight LV199 from Shanghai into the international airport of the Maldives, many dressed in designer labels, are an unmissable sign of China's interest in the far-flung archipelago.

29 September 2013

Four Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a compromise seen between Asia's two largest powers.

14 September 2013

Tropical Storm Gabrielle batters Bermuda: forecasters Tropical Storm Gabrielle was battering Bermuda with heavy rains and powerful winds Tuesday, as US forecasters warned it was strengthening and moving closer to the popular vacation spot.

12 September 2013

G20 talks between China and Japan unlikely: reports Talks between China and Japan, embroiled in a bitter row over disputed islands, are unlikely on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit.

28 August 2013

Red Cross cartoon to demystify Pacific climate change The Red Cross has launched a light-hearted education campaign aimed at those it describes as most vulnerable to climate change.

03 July 2013

Rising seas washing away Pacific leader's home island As the US urges world leaders to ramp up action on climate change, the leader of one small island chain in the North Pacific Ocean has already got the message -- watching helplessly as rising seas slowly erode his birthplace.

26 June 2013

Drownings fear after life-jackets wash up in Australia Australian police said Monday at least eight life-jackets had washed up on a beach in the Cocos Islands, sparking fears that asylum-seekers may once again have drowned en route to Australia.

28 May 2013

Strong 6.1 earthquake strikes off Japan coast A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island on Saturday.

18 May 2013

Japan PM quotes Britain's Iron Lady on island dispute Japan's prime minister on Thursday quoted comments by former British premier Margaret Thatcher about the Falklands War as he spoke about Tokyo's acrimonious islands dispute with China.

28 February 2013

Japan PM wants 'good relationship' with S. Korea Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he wanted a strong relationship with South Korea, which responded angrily over a rally in Japan against Seoul's control of a set of islands.

23 February 2013

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