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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou stands at attention as he pays respect to soldiers killed during the civil war at the Martyrs Shrine, Thursday, May 22, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan.
(photo: AP / Chiang Ying-ying, Pool)
Taiwan president to tour South Pacific+
Syracuse
| (AP) - TAIPEI, March 2 (Kyodo)-Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will set out on a seven-day, six-nation tour of the South Pacific on March 21, the Presidential Office said Tuesday. | Ma will visit the Solomon Islands, Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, all diplomatic allies of T...
A main road in the downtown area of Fagatogo, is seen flooded by water from a tsunami located in the main town area in American Samoa on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
(photo: AP / Fili Sagapolutele)
Weathering a Tsunami in the Pacific
The Examiner
| Tsunamis are the second of a natural disaster's one-two punch: first an earthquake then a tsunami. Photo credit: The Hawaii Reporter   | Tsunamis (pronounced soo-ná-mees), also known as seismic sea waves, are a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance such as an ea...
Q+A - Japan PM suggests US base row could force him to quit
The Star
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama sugggested at the weekend that a failure to resolve a dispute over plans to relocate a U.S. military base on Okinawa island could prompt him to resign. Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama a...
Continental Airlines launches new flights between California and Hawaii
TravelDailyNews
| Continental Airlines begins new flights from Los Angeles and Orange County to Maui and a flight between Orange County and Honolulu on Sunday, March 7. "We are excited to launch more service to Hawaii," said Jim Compton, Continental's exec...
An ocean of possibilities: The South Pacific islands of Tahiti have it all
The Independent
| When my breath had slowed to a pant and my heart ceased racing, I wiped the sweat from my brow and looked out on an incredible sight. One thousand metres below, in a sea of mottled greens and coral lagoon blues, spread the island of Moorea. Further...
The Last of the Golden Swindlers
Wall Street Journal
By JOHN R. EMSHWILLER | Thomas F. Quinn's alleged aliases have included Georgios Samaras, Robert Dzigi, Tasos Douros and Pele Lechien. "Chien" is French for dog and Pele was supposedly the name of a Quinn pooch. | Even in the face of authorities, Mr....
 Chile Earthquake. (mb1)
AP / Miguel Mercado
Chile earthquake generates cross-Pacific tsunami
Kansas City Star
Shuji Kajiyama Japan Meteorological Agency's official Yasuo Sekita speaks near the graphic showing the seismic center of an earthquake in Chile during a news conference at the agen...
Outgoing Secretary General Katsuya Okada, standing, speaks at a Democratic Party of Japan meeting in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, with the nation's likely next prime minister, Yukio Hatotama, center rear, clapping. Hatoyama rallied his party and huddled with senior allies to finalize his Cabinet selections Tuesday as parliament prepared to formally elect him as the country's next leader.
AP / Shizuo Kambayashi
Japan fears military row with US may create diplomatic tensions
The Guardian
| Japanese foreign minister says trust between countries may be undermined over proposal to relocate marine base | Japanese foreign minister, Katsuya Okada. Photograph: Koji Sasaha...
New Insights Into Helping Marine Species Cope With Climate Change
WN / marzena
New Insights Into Helping Marine Species Cope With Climate Change
redOrbit
Posted on: Sunday, 21 February 2010, 12:00 CST | Move, adapt or die. Those are the options marine plants and animals have in the face of climate change, said Stanford biologist Ste...
Futenma commander defends Okinawa Marine base
The Boston Globe
| MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Japan-Located smack in the center of a crowded city, the Marine base on Okinawa is at the epicenter of a yawning rift between Tokyo and Washington, posing a challenge to the United States' most important alliance i...
Futenma commander defends Marine base at center of political storm
KDVR
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Japan (AP) — Located smack in the center of a crowded city, the Marine base on Okinawa is at the epicenter of a yawning rift between Tokyo and Washington, posing a challenge to the United States' most important...
Futenma commander defends Okinawa Marine base
Newsvine
| — Located smack in the center of a crowded city, the Marine base on Okinawa is at the epicenter of a yawning rift between Tokyo and Washington, posing a challenge to the United States' most important alliance in the Pacific. | Everyone agrees...
Newspapers
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. gets off his campaign charter at the airport in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008.
(photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
Obama: U.S. Will Aid Chile
CBS News
President Also Urges Caution For Tsunami Zone in Pacific | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the recent earthquake in Chili outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Obama said the United States has resources in position to deploy should Chile ask for h...
Pacific Islands
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou stands at attention as he pays respect to soldiers killed during the civil war at the Martyrs Shrine, Thursday, May 22, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan.
(photo: AP / Chiang Ying-ying, Pool)
Taiwan president to tour South Pacific+
Syracuse
| (AP) - TAIPEI, March 2 (Kyodo)-Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will set out on a seven-day, six-nation tour of the South Pacific on March 21, the Presidential Office said Tuesday. | Ma will visit the Solomon Islands, Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, all diplomatic allies of Taiwan. | The government is in talks with the Unite...



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