More than 400,000 dolphins, killed in Japanese waters

JAPAN'S SMALL CETACEAN HUNTSMore than 400,000 dolphins, porpoises and small whales have been killed in Japanese waters over the last 20 years. The Government of Japan still allows more than 22,000 small cetaceans...

6,000 rare Irrawaddy dolphins found off Bangladesh coast

6,000 of the rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Bangladesh, which is a hopeful sign that the species is making a comeback. They are however, threatened by climate change and fishing in the region and they will need supervision and care in order for...

Flash flooding in Manitoba: ice jam dislodged for now

The ice jam that caused the Flash Flooding in Manitoba and a state of emergency has been dislodged now but officials say the damage is not over yet. The Red River is flowing rapidly but people living upstream could...

Waters Helped Bank Whose Stock She Once Owned

"By SUSAN SCHMIDT WASHINGTON -- When Rep. Barney Frank was looking to aid a Boston-based lender last fall, the Massachusetts Democrat urged Maxine Waters, a colleague on the House Financial Services Committee, to...

Haiti: US and UK calls for justice for Lovinsky and Aristide

Demonstrators gathered yesterday at St Martin in the Fields in Central London to call for justice and return of Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, Haitian human rights activist and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Lovinsky...

Large fish farms off Gulf seem likely to go ahead

Fish farms off the Gulf of Mexico will likely receive approval to become the first ocean large-scale fish farm in the United States. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will vote next week on whether to...

Danger of a fuel spill after US Airways flight 1549 crash

After US Airways Flight 1549 crashed in the Hudson River today, environmentalists are concerned about the dangers of an oil spill occuring in the river from the fuel that is located on the plane.  Oil spills...

Baby born at underground station

A women gave birth while she was travelling on the London Underground. " A woman went into labour and gave birth while travelling on the London Underground. Julia Kowalska became only the second person to have a baby on the Tube after her waters broke on the Jubilee...

2009 Polar Bear Swims across the US and Canada today

As part of a New Years Day tradition across the United States and Canada, thousands of people will be battling their hangovers to plunge into icy waters, swim out to a designated point, and then swim back to the...

India to chase pirates into Somali waters

Buoyed with its recent success in the Gulf Aden, the Indian Navy has been authorized for "hot pursuit" of pirates into Somali waters. Indian government has given navy permission to chase Somali pirates...

'Gunshot' Shrimp Found in British Waters

"Great BritainThe shrimps, which are native to the sub-tropical seas of the Mediterranean, have only been recorded in UK waters a handful of times. They are INCREDIBLY RARE in British waters because the...

Irish police seize yacht with cocaine worth more than £500m

A yacht from Ireland was siezed this morning in a raid, and 700 million euros worth of cocain was found on board. The capture follows an investigation which was launched after one of the yachts in the smuggling ring overturned off the coast of Cork and dumped 62 bales of...

India 'to guard Somalia waters'

"India 'to guard Somalia waters' Piracy is a lucrative business with huge ransoms demanded India says it will send warships to the Gulf of Aden...

The ship providing abortion service onboard is blocked from docking in Spain

Aurora, a ship sailing under the Dutch flag, is performing abortions in international waters near the coasts of countries, in which anti-abortion sentiments are strong. The group called Women on Waves has launched...

U.S. Requires Ships to Cut Speed for Whales

Whales are to be more protected in their habitat, as the US government has ruled that large commercial ships that travel in coastal waters that are populated by right whales, an endangered species, must slow...

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