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The Independent (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The destructive intensity of the winds caused by tropical storms and hurricanes has increased significantly in the past 30 years, in line with the theory that cyclones are becoming stronger because of global warming, scientists said yesterday.A study of satellite data going back 25 years has found that tropical storms in the North Atlantic and the Indian Ocean are getting significantly...
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Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Hambantota (Sri Lanka), Sep.1 : India and China are reportedly competing to gain a commercial and strategic edge in the busy sea lanes of the Indian Ocen, even as China has secured the Sri Lankan Government's approval to build a new port in southern Hambantota.
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Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
London, Sep 2 (IANS) The 3.2-billion-pound Indian restaurant industry in Britain has been suffering from a growing skilled labour deficit ever since a points-based immigration system was introduced in February with restaurateurs and hospitality experts putting their heads together to overcome the shortage of Indian chefs.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The moderator raps her pen on the table to hush the boisterous assembly of Somali women gathered in Bagamoyo, on the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania. Their voices drop for a moment before the sound level rises again to a heated crescendo.
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Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
As climate change heats the oceans, storms will brew more intensely, a new study says -- but that doesn't mean we can't be prepared
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Scotland on Sunday (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... ivory gulls."FIERCER CYCLONESSCIENTISTS have found the clearest evidence yet that warming oceans are whipping up more powerful cyclone storms.The strongest tropical cyclones appear to be getting stronger, a study of satellite data spanning 25 years has shown.With the exception of the South Pacific Ocean, the same pattern was seen all round the world.The greatest changes occurred in...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... Rasiah Ilanthirayan could not be reached for comment.
Fighting has escalated on the Indian Ocean island in recent weeks with the government intensifying its campaign against the rebels' de facto state in the north, promising to crush them by the end of the year.
Independent verification of the fighting and casualties is difficult to obtain because most journalists are...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan could not be reached for comment.Fighting has escalated on the Indian Ocean island in recent weeks with the government intensifying its campaign against the rebels' de facto state in the north, promising to crush them by the end of the year.Independent verification of the fighting and casualties is difficult to obtain because most journalists are...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan could not be reached for comment.Fighting has escalated on this Indian Ocean island in recent weeks with the government intensifying its campaign against the rebels' de facto state in the north, promising to crush them by the end of the year.Independent verification of the fighting and casualties is difficult to obtain because most journalists are banned...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Zimbabwe: Young Warriors Set for Second Leg Qualifier Against ReunionPetros KausiyoYOUNG Warriors coach Rodwell Dhlakama wants his teenagers to play with more attacking flair when they meet Reunion in an African Under-17 Championships first round, second leg qualifier in St Denis.Zimbabwe will fly out to the Indian Ocean Island early next week carrying a seemingly healthy 2-0 lead they...
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ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Aspiring developers should listen up as the secret of Kuwait-based development giant IFA's success has been revealed: mixed-use projects.The company's president - Africa and Indian Ocean Wessel Witthuhn pointed out: "We never build just a free-standing hotel, it's always linked to a residential component. The market for residential elements that are coupled with a hotel seems to work...
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Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The "New York Times" reported as follows on August 28, 2008: "Top US and Pakistani army commanders had a highly unusual secret meeting on board an American aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean to discuss how to combat the escalating violence along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The leading actors in the day long conference were Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Minister for tourism announces a sharp decline in Britons visiting the Indian Ocean atolls.
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Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... may well be the reason behind a hurried top-level conference aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. Participants included Admiral Mullen, General Petraeus and Pakistan’s military chief, General Kiyani. “The meeting was mainly to continue to discuss ongoing operations against extremists in the border region and to work together to find better ways to solve those...
