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Russia denies island visit politically charged (Reuters)

October 30th, 2010

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends the ASEAN-Russia Summit on the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi October 30, 2010. REUTERS/KhamReuters - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied that President Dmitry Medvedev’s possible trip to the disputed Kuril islands ahead of a visit to Japan was politically charged, and said…

Thousands in China, Japan rally over island claims (AP)

October 16th, 2010

A man holds a banner while marching during an anti-Japan protest in downtown Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. Chinese characters on the banner reads, 'Down with Japan, Protect Diaoyu Island.' (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Thousands of Chinese protested against Japan and its claim to disputed islands at demonstrations Saturday that were far larger than past protests over the competing territorial claims.


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Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand’s South Island (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

A police officer is seen on a street blocked by rubble from a damaged building following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Alexander) ** NEW ZEALAND OUT **AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand’s South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. Looters broke…

Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed (AP)

August 16th, 2010

A plane that crashed lays in pieces along the runaway at the airport on San Andres island in Colombia, Monday Aug. 16, 2010. The Boeing 737 operated by the airline Aires crashed on landing after departing from Bogota around midnight local time with 131 passengers. According to an Air Force official, at least one passenger died. (AP Photo/Periodico El Isleno, Richard Garcia)AP - A Boeing 737 jetliner with 131 passengers aboard crashed on landing and broke into three pieces at a Colombian island in the Caribbean early Monday. The region’s governor…

Huge ice island could pose threat to oil, shipping (AP)

August 10th, 2010

This image provided by NASA and made with the Aqua Satellite on Aug. 5, 2010 shows an ice island that has broken off the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland. A University of Delaware researcher says the floating ice sheet covers 100 square miles (260 sq. kilometers) — more than four times the size of New York's Manhattan Island. (AP Photo/NASA Aqua Satellite)AP - An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in Greenland.


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China criticizes Clinton comments on island chains (AP)

July 30th, 2010

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a Chinese soldier jumps through a fire obstacle during psychological training at an army training field before the upcoming 83rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, which will be celebrated on Aug. 1, in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Gang) ** NO SALES **AP - China’s military on Friday criticized remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Washington had a strong interest in seeing territorial disputes in the South China Sea…

Cyprus official: Russian spy has fled island (AP)

July 2nd, 2010

This undated handout photo provided by the Justice Department shows Christopher Metsos. The Justice Department is expressing disappointment over the release of a suspected Russian spy-ring paymaster who went on the run while freed on bail following his arrest in Cyprus. (AP Photo/Justice Department)AP - The Cyprus justice minister says he believes an alleged fugitive Russian spy has fled the island.


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7.7 quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island (AP)

April 6th, 2010

AP - A 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesia’s northwest island of Sumatra early Wednesday, prompting a brief tsunami warning and sending residents rushing for higher ground. There were no immediate reports…

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