Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island May 18th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands (AP) - Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire's private island, political and business leaders gathered Friday to back an initiative aimed at expanding protection fo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : caribbean, talks, conservation, branson's, island, Top Keywords

China calls Japan-U.S. island drill "provocative" Apr 24th, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday that "provocative actions" would not sway it from defending its territory, after Japan confirmed it would conduct military drills with the United States amid tension between Beijing and Tokyo over... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, calls, japanus, island, drill, "provocative", Top Keywords

US opposes coercive China action in island dispute Apr 14th, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (AP) - The United States says it's committed to defending Japan and opposes any coercive action by China to seize territory under Japanese control in the East China Sea. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : opposes, coercive, china, action, island, dispute, Top Keywords

Falkland Islanders mourn Thatcher as their liberator Apr 8th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) By Hilary Burke BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The head of The Falkland Islands' assembly said the death of Margaret Thatcher was a day of great sadness for the islanders, who would always revere her for liberating the South Atlantic territory after t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : falkland, islanders, mourn, thatcher, liberator, dispute, Top Keywords

NYC 'zombie' finds Long Island cat in Times Square Apr 5th, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Usually it's zombies causing a disaster, not saving the day. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'zombie', finds, long, island, times, square, Top Keywords

Cyprus: Small island, big role in history Mar 21st, 2013 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) The EU and Russia are having one of their biggest spats in recent times over the future of the Cypriot economy. It's not the first time that the Mediterranean island nation of barely a million people has been home to the intrigues of much bigger... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cyprus, small, island, role, history, square, Top Keywords

Under Xi, China seeks to cool island row with Japan Mar 17th, 2013 - 06:50h (CET +01.00) By David Lague HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a break from months of saber rattling, China under new President Xi Jinping appears to be moderating its approach to a potentially explosive territorial dispute with Japan and taking measures to prevent acciden... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : under, china, seeks, cool, island, japan, Top Keywords

Under Xi, China seeks to cool row with Japan over islands Mar 16th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) By David Lague HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a break from months of saber rattling, China under new President Xi Jinping appears to be moderating its approach to a potentially explosive territorial dispute with Japan and taking measures to prevent acciden... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : under, china, seeks, cool, japan, islands, Top Keywords

Britain pledges to defend distant cousins on Falkland Islands Mar 13th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) By Shadia Nasralla and Maria Golovnina LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron warned Argentina on Tuesday that Britain would always be ready to defend citizens in the remote Falkland Islands after they voted almost unanimously in a referendu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, pledges, defend, distant, cousins, falkland, islands, Top Keywords

Falkland Islanders vote overwhelmingly to keep British rule Mar 12th, 2013 - 03:40h (CET +01.00) By Marcos Brindicci and Juan Bustamante STANLEY, Falkland Islands (Reuters) - Residents of the Falkland Islands voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a referendum aimed at winning global sympathy as Argentina intensifies its sovereig... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : falkland, islanders, vote, overwhelmingly, keep, british, rule, Top Keywords