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Maldives heads to historic presidential poll
Asia's longest serving political leader is facing the prospect of losing his job as the President of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean tourist paradise is having its first taste of democracy with multi-party elections being held to choose a president for the next five years. The...
Polar bears under threat: Now sharks are after them too
"Already threatened by a thaw of ice around the North Pole, the polar bear's title as the top Arctic predator may under challenge from a shark.Scientists researching how far sharks hunt seals in the Arctic were... Why Obama is Black, not White
A interesting opinion piece by PHILIP OCHIENG in The East African Magazine giving an African perspective on the preoccupation of some with Barack Obama's race. Worth...Malta's ruling Nationalists re-elected in tightest election ever
As Spain's socialists are reelected, Malta's conservative government is also kept in power in another extreemly close vote." Malta's conservative Nationalist Party, in power in the tiny Mediterranean state for most...Thousands stay outdoors after Indonesian quake: officials
"The 6.7-magnitude quake struck just after midnight local time Monday on Sumbawa island in the archipelago nation's east, collapsing or badly damaging hundreds of buildings. The health ministry initially said three people were killed, but spokesman Rustam Pakaya revised the...Indonesia pins hopes on forests at Bali meeting
"Even though it has lost an estimated 70 percent of its original frontier forest, it still has a total forest area of more than 225 million acres (91 million hectares), with a host of exotic plants and animals waiting to be discovered.The richest forests are found in Borneo... Doomsday seed bank gears up for business
"OSLO, Norway - Refrigeration units on Friday begin cooling a new doomsday vault dug into an already frigid Arctic mountainside to protect the world's seeds in case of a global catastrophe. Norway blasted the... Canadian Arctic: 'Use it or lose it'
I am sure the Inuit who have lived in the Arctic since the Ice Age are wondering why the World is focused on Canada and Russia claiming soverignty of their Land? They live, fish, hunt and build their homes... Male prostitution for reel
"For some reasons, Pinoy filmmakers have stopped doing movies about bar girls and female prostitution. Not that there are no more girlie bars and prostitution dens in the Philippine archipelago. It's just that our filmmakers seem bent on making us pay attention on male...High alert sounded in Andaman, coastal districts
"A high alert has been sounded in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands following a tsunami warning after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit beneath the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia's Java island on Monday. All the points in the archipelago, mainly the southern tip,...India fighting 'losing battle' with poachers
"The fragile maritime ecology of India's Andaman and Nicobar archipelago is under threat from widespread illegal fishing, poaching of rare species and the collection of rare coral, a top official said on Friday."The Evolution of Galapagos Wind
600 miles away from mainland electric grid - too far away to connect. Wind towers 170 feet tall. Spinning blades 193 feet in diameter.
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