Everything you need to know about Strait Island: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Strait Island: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Monza (Italy), May 2 (IANS) Honda World Superbike Team's Jonathan Rea is geared up to make a podium finish for the first time in Monza during the weekend race.
Tehran, April 30 (IANS) Iran has called for regional security cooperation to maintain the security of the Persian Gulf, ISNA news agency reported.
London, Apr 29 (ANI): David Cameron's heartbroken former lover, a glamorous blonde who worked in London at Conservative Party HQ with her ambitious young boyfriend, has become a nun called Sister John Mary, it has been revealed.
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Washington, April 27 (ANI): The United States and Japan have signed a deal to move thousands of US Marines from the Okinawa Island in Japan.
London, April 27 (IANS) A Briton from Yorkshire has made an island in the Seychelles his home and been enjoying living there for half a century. He spends his days caring for the island's tortoises and birds that have also made it their abode.
Beijing, April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Chinese armed forces will closely work with fishery and maritime supervision agencies to jointly safeguard national marine rights and interests, a Defense Ministry spokesman said here Thursday.
Taipei (Taiwan), April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): The third regular meeting of the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Committee (ECC) opened Thursday morning in Xinbei City of Taiwan.
London, Apr 25 (ANI): A French swimmer, who has no arms or legs, has announced his plans to swim around the world.
Beijing, April 25 (ANI): China has criticized Philippines expanded claim to the Huangyan Island in the South China Sea.
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Sweeping five Republican primaries to effectively clinch the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney prepared to challenge President Barack Obama in the November general election.
London, April 25 (IANS) Oregano, the common seasoning for pizzas and pastas, could be processed into a drug to protect against prostate cancer with fewer side-effects than existing treatments.
Melbourne, Apr 25 (ANI): Ben Southall, who was hired by Queensland Tourism for the "best job ever", has revealed that it was more than he anticipated.
Washington, April 25(ANI): An ingredient of oregano, the common pizza and pasta seasoning herb, could potentially be used to treat prostate cancer, researchers including one of an Indian have found.
Washington, April 25(ANI): An ingredient of Oregano, the common pizza and pasta seasoning herb, could potentially be used to treat prostate cancer, researchers including one of an Indian have found.
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday successfully test-fired an intermediate range nuclear-capable missile, less than a week after India tested a 5,000-km range missile that can reach deep inside China.
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney is in full general election mode, having won primaries in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York.
Sydney, Apr 24 (ANI): Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser has said that the new American marine 'base' near Darwin is a mistake, and added that his nation's grovelling to the US is affecting relations with Asia.
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): A New York Long Island woman claims that she was fired after she donated a kidney to help save the life of her boss.
Beijing, April 23 (Xinhua-ANI): China on Monday denounced Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario's call for other countries to take a stand regarding the South China Sea, adding that China's stance on safeguarding its territory and sovereignty is "clear" and "firm."
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): Scientists in the United States have said that a volleyball and soccer ball that washed ashore on an American island are likely to be first pieces of debris to arrive in Alaska from the last year's devastating tsunami in Japan.
Beijing, Apr. 22 (Xinhua-ANI): The third regular meeting of the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Committee (ECC) will be held on April 26 in the Taiwanese city of Xinbei.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday 'hailed' the successful launch of the Agni-5 missile.
To avoid any sort of controversy, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on Thursday made it clear before the Supreme Court that it has no stand over mythological Ram Sethu whether it should be declared as a national monument or not..............
Hyderabad, Apr 19 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju on Thursday hailed the successful launch of Agni-V, saying this is a big step towards preparedness of the armed forces and a major deterrent.
New Delhi/Chennai/Wheeler Island, Apr 19 (ANI): The Indian scientific community on Thursday basked in the glory of the successful test-firing of the 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V.
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): Hailing India's successful launch of 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V, Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Thursday said our scientists have done the nation proud with this splendid achievement.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The central government Thursday shied from taking any stand on the plea by Janta party president Subramanium Swamy that the mythological Rama Sethu in the Palk Strait be declared a national monument.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday hailed India's successful Agni-V long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile test as 'another milestone' in the country's 'quest for security, preparedness and to explore the frontiers of science'.
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): Prime Minsiter Dr. Manmohan Singh congratulated all the scientific and technical personnel of the DRDO and other related organisations for the successful launch of 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Thursday morning.
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony congratulated Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists for the successful launch of 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Thursday morning.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India Thursday created history with the successful testing of the much awaited Agni-V long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can accurately hit targets more than 5,000 km away.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenous long range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V.
Brussels, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO does not consider India as a missile threat despite the country's advanced missile development programme, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.
Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) The first test-firing of India's indigenous intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V has been postponed for Thursday due to adverse weather conditions, a defence ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): The launch of 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V has been postponed till Thursday due to inclement weather.
Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) The first test-firing of India's indigenous intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V has been postponed for Thursday due to adverse weather conditions, a defence ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
The stage is set at Wheelar Island, off the Odisha coast for testing India's long range missile Agni - V scheduled in evening today, sources said.......
Abu Dhabi, April 17 (IANS/WAM) An island resort in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has come up with a residential complex where people will be able to rent an apartment for three years, and at the end of the lease period choose an option to own it.
Washington, April 17 (ANI): Queen bees on isolated islands avoid inbreeding by mating with nearly 100 males and keep colonies healthy.
London, April 17 (IANS) Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in and produce movie "Live By Night" based on Dennis Lehane's new novel of the same name.
Balasore (Orissa), April 16 (ANI): The maiden test of India's indigenously developed nuclear capable 'Agni-V' ballistic missile is likely to be held on Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast on Wednesday.
Male, April 14 (ANI): The Maldives opposition has expressed confidence of a free and fair poll, as voting got underway today for by-elections.
Oslo, Apr 14 (ANI): Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, who confessed to killing 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage, will argue during a trial on Monday that his shooting spree was carried out in self-defense.
Wellington, Apr 12(ANI): Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu, who played for Samoa at the Rugby World Cup, has slammed the racist tirade directed at Auckland Blues coach Pat Lam after a series of poor performances by the team.
Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): Alec Baldwin has taken to twitter to lash out at his alleged stalker, Canadian actress Genevieve Sabourin.
London, April 10 (ANI): Director Martin Scorsese is planning to make a biopic about American singer and actor Frank Sinatra.
Melbourne, Apr 10 (ANI): A Perth man, who made international headlines for putting up his life for sale during a midlife crisis, is now living on his very own Caribbean island and has found love again.
New York, Apr 9 (ANI): A Canadian actress was arrested on Sunday night for allegedly stalking newly engaged actor Alec Baldwin after she showed up at his Manhattan apartment building.
London, Apr 9 (ANI): The ocean explorer who led the team that discovered the remains of the Titanic is afraid that the shipwreck is disintegrating and is seeking to dispatch deep-water robots to the ocean floor to conserve it.
London, April 9 (IANS) Duchess of Cambridge Catherine will present a 25,000-pound portrait of her to Prince William on his 30th birthday in June.
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A world-record breaking yacht with a crew of four Russians and four Ukrainians on board has gone missing off the Antarctic coast while performing a polar circumnavigation voyage, an expedition spokesperson said.
Melbourne, April 7 (IANS) Actor Liam Hemsworth has done several odd jobs but says he is not a good worker and that he hates waking up early.
Melbourne, Apr 5 (ANI): A dog in New York saved his master's life by taking a bullet to the head and survived to "bark" about it.
Birmingham (Alamaba), April 2 (IANS) India's Armaan Ebrahim of Fan Force United team finished the second round of the Indy Lights series in 12th position after suffering a first corner shunt at the Barber Race Track here Sunday.
London, April 2 (IANS) Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik had planned to assassinate US President Barack Obama with a car bomb when he went to collect his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in 2009, the Daily Mail reported.
New York, Apr 2 (ANI): A mother-daughter duo has brought New York's first-ever "Divorce Expo" for seminars to Chelsea.
Washington, April 2 (IANS) People of Indian origin are close to making one percent of America's population of 308.7 million with their numbers shooting up by a whopping 69.37 percent over the last decade.
Moscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A total of 675 fishermen stranded on a block of floating ice off Russia's far eastern region were rescued Sunday.
Efforts are on to squelch the months-long peaceful movement by villagers living in the neighbourhood of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu which has delayed its commissioning. What brought the people out of their homes is the fear that the plant is a threat to their lives and livelihood. Repeated assertions by spokesmen of the national science and technology establishment, from former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam downwards, have not convinced them that the plant is accident-proof. Instead of talking to the people and addressing their concerns, the Government of India appears set to crush their movement using crude force.
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, US President Barack Obama and 51 other world leaders can expect to enjoy a sumptuous spread of Western and Korean delicacies at official banquets during the two-day nuclear summit.
London, March 24 (ANI): The last known population of woolly mammoths did not "inevitably" die out because of inbreeding and lack of genetic diversity, but it was more likely that human activity or environmental factors killed off the healthy creatures, a new study has suggested.
London, March 24 (ANI): The last known population of woolly mammoths did not "inevitably" die out because of inbreeding and lack of genetic diversity, but it was more likely that human activity or environmental factors killed off the healthy creatures, a new study has suggested.
Colombo, March 24 (IANS) A leading Sri Lankan daily Saturday urged India to stop the West from enforcing its "hidden agenda", after a US resolution on rights abuses in the island was passed by a UN body.
Washington, Mar 22 (ANI): Pregnant Vanessa Minnillo, who is expecting her first child with husband Nick Lachey, has revealed that she wants her first baby to be a boy.
Washington, Mar 22 (ANI): Pregnant Vanessa Minnillo, who is expecting her first child with husband Nick Lachey, has revealed that she wants her first baby to be a boy.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Leonardo DiCaprio is teaming up with Martin Scorsese again for the film 'The Wolf of Wall Street', which is set to start filming by summer.
Tehran, Mar 16 (ANI): A senior Iranian official has said that Tehran is ready to allow "permanent human monitoring" of its nuclear program in exchange for Western cooperation.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Leonardo DiCaprio is teaming up with Martin Scorsese again for the film 'The Wolf of Wall Street', which is set to start filming by summer.
Tehran, Mar 16 (ANI): A senior Iranian official has said that Tehran is ready to allow "permanent human monitoring" of its nuclear program in exchange for Western cooperation.
Melbourne, Mar 15 (ANI): An Australian beer company has secured a three-year lease on a 6 hectare Southern Great Barrier Reef island off the Capricorn Coast to create a men-only paradise dubbed "XXXX Island".
Sydney, Mar 15 (ANI): A terrorist group in Philippines has reportedly executed an Indian man who had been held captive for over nine months.
Melbourne, Mar 15 (ANI): An Australian beer company has secured a three-year lease on a 6 hectare Southern Great Barrier Reef island off the Capricorn Coast to create a men-only paradise dubbed "XXXX Island".
Sydney, Mar 15 (ANI): A terrorist group in Philippines has reportedly executed an Indian man who had been held captive for over nine months.
Melbourne, Mar. 6 (ANI): Aboriginal youths are 25 times more likely to be imprisoned than their non-indigenous counterparts.
London, March 6 (ANI): Researchers have cautioned that up to 900 species of tropical land birds around the world could become extinct by 2100.
Scientists have warned that up to 900 species of tropical land birds around the world may become extinct by 2100.
Melbourne, Mar. 6 (ANI): Aboriginal youths are 25 times more likely to be imprisoned than their non-indigenous counterparts.
London, March 6 (ANI): Researchers have cautioned that up to 900 species of tropical land birds around the world could become extinct by 2100.
Beijing, Mar.1 (ANI): Chinese women are faced with a major problem - not having enough public toilets to relief themselves.
London, March 1 (ANI): Neanderthals may have used the seas as a highway centuries before modern humans managed the same trick, researchers in Greece say.
London, March 1 (ANI): Neanderthals may have used the seas as a highway centuries before modern humans managed the same trick, researchers in Greece say.
Beijing, Mar.1 (ANI): Chinese women are faced with a major problem - not having enough public toilets to relief themselves.
New York, Feb 27 (ANI): Act of Valor, the low-budget, action flick featuring active-duty members of the Navy SEALs, claimed the no. 1 spot at the box office in its debut weekend, collecting over 24.7 million dollars.
New York, Feb 27 (ANI): Act of Valor, the low-budget, action flick featuring active-duty members of the Navy SEALs, claimed the no. 1 spot at the box office in its debut weekend, collecting over 24.7 million dollars.
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): The United States is beefing up its sea and land-based defense systems in the Persian Gulf to counter any attempt by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil shipping route.
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): The United States is beefing up its sea and land-based defense systems in the Persian Gulf to counter any attempt by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil shipping route.
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Sharks are known for being ruthless, solitary predators, but scientists say the reality is the opposite.
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Sharks are known for being ruthless, solitary predators, but scientists say the reality is the opposite.
New York, Feb 20 (ANI): Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds' starrer 'Safe House' had slim lead at the box office during the President's Day weekend with 24 million dollars.
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): Vanessa Hudgens has revealed that she battled her worst fear of acting underwater, on the set of new movie 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'.
Washington, Feb 13(ANI): A top U.S. Navy official has said that he is aware of Iran's military capabilities, but stressed that his forces are prepared to confront any Iranian aggression in the region.
Balasore, Feb 10 (ANI): India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile from the Integrated Test Range off the Odisha coast.
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): A woman from Staten Island has sued New York City for 900 trillion dollars for emotional and physical trauma, after a child services group removed her children from her custody and put them in foster care in 2008.
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): People of Boston are infuriated with Gisele Bundchen for slamming the New England Patriots team for their defeat at the hands of New York Giants in the Super Bowl.
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Sarah Michelle Gellar was left stunned when she discovered that her very-first car was put up for sale by an anonymous owner for 3,000 dollars (1,875 pounds).
New Delhi, Feb.7 (ANI): India and Iran have reached an agreement for the payment of oil, said Tehran's envoy to New Delhi Seyed Mehdi Nabizadeh.
New Delhi, Feb.7 (ANI): India and Iran have reached an agreement for the payment of oil, said Tehran's envoy to New Delhi Seyed Mehdi Nabizadeh.
Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): Gerard Butler has admitted that he felt the need to give romantic comedies "a go" after making his name in action films.
Manila (Philippines), Feb.6 (ANI): At least 13 people have been killed and 40 are believed missing after an earthquake struck the moutain village of Planas in the Philippines on Monday.
London, Feb 6 (ANI): An Italian woman has sued the owner of Costa Concordia for a million Euros in damages and compensation, claiming the terror and trauma of being involved in the Italian cruise ship disaster caused her to have a miscarriage.
