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Breaking news Mon, 8 Feb 2010
St Petersburg Russia
Defence   France   Navy   Photos   Russia  
Report: Russian navy official says France has sanctioned warship sale to Moscow
| MOSCOW - A Russian naval official says France will allow the sale of an advanced warship to Russia, the Interfax news agency reported Saturday. | The agency quoted naval first deputy chief of staff ... (photo: Creative Commons) Star Tribune
Danish warship HDMS Absalon, who is part of NATO'S counter piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden today rescued the cargo ship MV Ariella which came under attack by pirates.
Denmark   Maritime   Nato   Photos   Piracy   Somalia  
Danish troops 'storm ship captured by Somali pirates'
| Danish special forces have stormed a ship captured by Somali pirates and freed 25 crew members, an EU naval spokesman said in Nairobi. | Cdr John Harbour told the Associated Press news agency it was... (photo: NATO) BBC News
An international shipping vessel along the Cebu Strait - Philippines Group complains vs unregulated charges by int'l shipping lines
BY GENIVI FACTAO | The Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association, Inc. (PISFA) has asked the government and industry organizations to help them find a solution to the excessive charge... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Malaya
Industry   Maritime   Philippines   Photos   Shipping  
Lebanese marine commando units are seen as they prepare to dive to search for victims bodies and parts of the wreckage of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on January 25 into the sea, in Naameh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Ethiopia jet flight recorder 'retrieved' in Lebanon
| Lebanese search teams have retrieved a flight recorder from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed in the Mediterranean, army sources say. | The Boeing 737 crashed on 25 January, moments after take... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
Airlines   Disaster   Ethiopia   Lebanon   Photos  
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Danish warship HDMS Absalon, who is part of NATO'S counter piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden today rescued the cargo ship MV Ariella which came under attack by pirates. Danish troops 'storm ship captured by Somali pirates'
| Danish special forces have stormed a ship captured by Somali pirates and freed 25 crew members, an EU naval spokesman said in Nairobi. | Cdr John Harbour told the Assoc... (photo: NATO) BBC News
Denmark   Maritime   Nato   Photos   Piracy   Somalia  
Pentagon calls out commanders for battlefield failures Pentagon calls out commanders for battlefield failures
| The U.S. military has reprimanded an unusually large number of commanders for battlefield failures in Afghanistan in recent weeks, reflecting a new push by the top bras... (photo: USMC / Albert F. Hunt) Denver Post
Afghanistan   Military   Pentagon   Photos   Troops  
Jebel Ali Port oil depots, JAFZ, Dubai (UAE) Dubai announces new oil discovery
| K.T. Abdurabb | Arab News | DUBAI: The government of Dubai announced on Thursday the discovery of a new offshore oil field located east of Rashid field. | UAE Vice Pres... (photo: Creative Commons / Bjoertvedt) Arab News
Dubai   Economy   Finance   Investment   Photos  
Coast Guard warns mariners of approaching storm Coast Guard warns mariners of approaching storm
| PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- The Coast Guard is warning mariners from Virginia to New York about an approaching storm that could produce gale-force winds. | The Coast Guard said ... (photo: US Navy / Geronimo Aquino) The News & Observer
Pacific   Photos   Storm   Virginia   Warning  
In this picture released by U.S. Navy, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, Somali pirates in small boats are seen alongside the hijacked "Faina". Armed pirates aboard fast-moving skiffs have increasingly turned the shipping lanes off Somalia into a lucrative hunting grounds: commandeering vessels large and small and leaving the world's maritime powers frustrated about how to stop the seafaring bandits. Now, however, momentum is growing for coordinated international action to back up the sharp response after the stunning seizure late last month of a Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry as the pirates quickly found themselves encircled by U.S. warships and receiving only silence to their demands for millions of dollars in ransom. Somali Pirates Hijack North Korea's Cargo Ship
| Somali pirates have once again struck, this time hijacking a North Korean cargo ship on Wednesday with an unknown number of crew on board, the European Union Naval Forc... (photo: AP / U.S. Navy) Pravda RU
Maritime   N. Korea   Photos   Piracy   Somalia  
Market Politics
European Union Prepares for Economic Crisis Meeting
A List No Hotel Wants to Be On
UDATE 1-NeurogesX sees "mid-tier" pain-patch price
CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-UPDATE 1-ECB's Trichet to leave Aus
Cars parked outside McDonald's fast food chain in Manila, Philippines on September 1, 2009.
McDonald's: the world's local restaurant
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Stock investors see threats from all directions
European Economic Woes Threaten US Rebound
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
Analysis: China unlikely to block Iran sanctions
European Economic Woes Threaten US Rebound
European Economic Woes Threaten US Rebound
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Energy Oil
Adco plans to award $1.8b contracts to develop fields
LPG dealers cut 50c per kilo on cooking gas price
Oil rises toward $72 on weaker dollar
Wintry weather drives energy prices higher
A wintry snow scene in Piedmont Park in en:Atlanta,
Wintry weather drives energy prices higher
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Euro up despite debt worries as stocks rebound
This Campaign Is Wet (and Wild)
BSkyB bows to ruling and begins departure from ITV
McDonald's: the world's local restaurant
Cars parked outside McDonald's fast food chain in Manila, Philippines on September 1, 2009.
McDonald's: the world's local restaurant
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Oil Spill Gas
Portland water contamination levels continue to rise
Valdez, Alaska, becomes a Cree LED City
Valdez, Alaska, becomes a Cree LED City
Whales keep herring down, scientists says
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Researchers study whether humpback whales dampen recovery of Prince William Sound herring
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Yanukovych claims election 'fair'
Ukraine PM pressed to concede
Turkey alters its compass
West wants political stability in Ukraine
Toyota Auris 2010
Toyota's once-golden resale value gets dented
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