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West Island train hopes chug higher

Proponents of better West Island commuter train service are buoyed by news that the project will be on the Montreal regional-planning body's transportation wish list, to be adopted this spring. There are rumours that a positive annou [...]

Posted On : Feb, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Get to Know the Big Island

A place where cowboys ride the range, manta rays dance, whales sing and the views of the the night sky are unrivaled might sound like make believe — but it’s not. It’s called the Island of Hawaii — better known as [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Heavy rain warning for lower North Island

Heavy rain is easing in the South Island but is due to hit the lower North Island today, MetService is forecasting. A severe weather warning is in place for Manawatu, Wairarapa, and Wellington, while rainfall warnings for Fiordland, Otag [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Prince Edward Island premier banks on economic growth in las...

Premier Robert Ghiz of Prince Edward Island is banking on economic growth to prop up his final budget before a fall election despite his province's poor financial situation. The 140,000 residents of Canada's smallest provinc [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Back to business: Hamilton Island

HAMILTON Island was back open for business today (Friday), just days after evacuating most people from the island in the lead-up to Cyclone Yasi. The island reported only minor damage in the wake of the cyclone with some tree branches bl [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Volcano Made Famous By 007 Menaces Japan Island

In the James Bond version, circa 1967, Japan's Mount Shinmoe was a serene, extinct peak with a scenic, lake-filled crater that provided the perfect perch for 007 and his bikini-clad partner to surveil the lair of supervillain Ernst S [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Palm Island ready for Yasi, mayor says

Residents of Palm Island are bunkered down in homes and four evacuation centres waiting for Cyclone Yasi to strike, the island's mayor says. Alf Lacey said it was misleading of a former mayor to suggest that Palm Island and its popul [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Russian minister visits disputed island claimed by Japan

A Russian government delegation led by Regional Development Minister Victor Basargin on Monday visited Kunashiri Island, one of the four Russian-held islands also claimed by Japan, local media reported on Tuesday. According to the R [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Sark is world's first 'dark sky island'

The Isle of Sark draws its fair share of visitors in the warm months of summer. The rock is a haven for rare wildlife, a landscape where pretty hedgerows and quaint villages are bordered by a breathtaking, craggy coastline. There is plen [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Asylum seekers moved to Christmas Island

Customs says the 80 men, women and children were taken directly to Darwin on January 7 because of rough seas near Christmas Island. At the time, the Immigration Department said that was only a stop-gap measure. Now the group are bei [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Two girls pinned between wharf and boat

Two girls have been taken to hospital after being pinned between a boat and a wharf on Sydney Harbour. Ambulance paramedics were called to Clark Island after the two girls, aged eight and 10 years, and their parents were involved in a bo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Parliamentary Inquiry into Christmas Island tragedy

The government will move to set up the inquiry into the disaster when Parliament resumes. An internal customs review has found officials acted appropriately and the agency did not have any intelligence about the boat before it smashed in [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Worst of wild weather over in New Zealand North Island

Heavy rain and strong winds which have wreaked havoc across the top of the New Zealand North Island eased and major roads which had been closed due to flooding began to reopen on Monday morning after crews worked through the night. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Small island community bracing for inland sea

The regional Victorian city of Swan Hill and surrounding farming communities are bracing for the arrival of a huge inland sea slowing making its way towards the swollen Murray River. Emergency workers are focusing on protecting Pental Is [...]