GLOBAL HEADLINES FROM THE GEOGRAPHIC GAP - 11/27/11

(PHOTO: Farouk Batiche) Algeria

Algeria law seen as blow to women's rights

American Samoa

Glory days for soccer in tiny American Samoa

Angola

2011 a year of success for Angolan women

Anguilla

Anguilla turns to TVET for more job skills

Antarctica

British adventurer sets out to become first woman to make solo crossing of Antarctica

(PHOTO: Disaster coordinators, Antigua & Barbuda, CARABARENA)Antigua & Barbuda

Disaster Co-ordinators Recognised

Armenia

Women’s role issues discussed in Armenian government

The Bahamas

Promote Youth Empowerment to Reduce Brain Drain (Opinion)  

Barbados

Marcus Samuelsson in Barbados Gives Lessons on Eating Well

(PHOTO: Cynthia Williams, Womens Department, BELIZE7) Belize

Women Launch 16 Days Of Activism

Benin

West Africa Plans “Electricity Interconnection” 

Bhutan

Where are the snows of yesterday?

Botswana

The prime heritage trails of Botswana

(PHOTO: Brunei Times) Brunei Darussalam 

WWF says 40% of Borneo's forests can be managed by firms

Burkina Faso

Forest Communities in Burkina Faso, Ghana and DRC to Benefit From Dedicated CIF Grant (AfDB)

Cameroon

Cameroon Sentences Three ‘Effeminate Men’ to Maximum Prison Time

(PHOTO: Surfer Today) Cape Verde

Cape Verdean kitesurfers challenge home waves

Cayman Islands

'Crazy Idea' guys start their run

(PHOTO: Chad former dictator Hissene Habre)Chad

Africa's ousted dictators live high on the hog while nations bicker over trials

Christmas Island

Australia to release 100 boatpeople a month

Cocos Islands

Cocos base under review

Comoros

Satellite Survey Sheds Light on Species' Extinction Risk

Cook Islands

Cooks signs deal with China for exploratory fishing

(PHOTO: Djibouti, WHO) Djibouti

Djibouti Diarrhea Outbreak Has Affected Thousands

(PHOTO: East Timor Fishooks, Susan O'Connor) East Timor

20,000-year-old fishhooks found in East Timor

Eritrea

Eritrean diplomat defects to Canada

Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands hope for tourism boost after news of Prince William's tour of duty

Faroe Islands

Two suspected murder cases in the Faroe Islands

French Guiana

In Latin America, Effective Regulations Bolster Energy Boom

The Gambia

Jammeh re-elected Gambian president in polls, ECOWAS alleges intimidation

Ghana

IBM opens Ghana centre to grow business in 17 African countries

Greenland

Polar ways of life 'disappearing'

Guam

Ways to improve Guam's public schools

Guinea-Bissau

France pardons Guinea Bissau’s debt

Guyana

Living and struggling in Guyana

Iceland

Women’s Empowerment Event in Reykjavík

Kiribati

Pair adrift in Pacific for over a month

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan moves to stop ‘bride’ kidnappings

Laos

Laos Human Rights Advocate Dies

Lesotho

Film about friendship hopes to inspire

Liberia

Ellen Declares 16-Days Action Against Gender Violence

Madagascar

Air France’s commitment in Madagascar

Malawi

Malawi study reveals climate adaptation costs

The Maldives

Women's contribution possible only by eliminating gender disparity: President

Mali

Climate Investment Fund Board approves Mali’s $40m plan to scale up renewable energy

Marshall Islands

New cases of dengue fever in Marshall Islands confirmed

Mauritania

Maghreb youths chase paradise

Micronesia

108 Countries Support HFC Curbs under Montreal Protocol

Moldova

Moldova issues stamp to mark 60th anniversary of refugee convention

(PHOTO: Mongolia, Vogue India)Mongolia

Vogue India: Art or Exploitation?

Montenegro

Montenegro: IMF requesting reforms in the labour market

Mozambique

Mozambique launches US$2bn power project

Namibia

More Needed to Access Higher Education

Palau

The shark, a predator turned prey

Papua New Guinea

WHO warns of untreatable tuberculosis

(PHOTO: Morocco's King Mohammed VI 2nd right hosts a luncheon in honor of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani 2nd left.)Qatar 

Emir of Qatar visits Morocco

Seychelles

Seychelles proposes a new energy bill to revolutionize electricity provision

Solomon Islands

I will not resign: Solomon Islands PM Lilo

Suriname

Citizens of Suriname Celebrate Their Independence Day

Swaziland

Calling all men, calling all leaders

Togo

HIV group N case detected outside Cameroon for the first time

Tonga

Maori party takes a hit

Trinidad and Tobago

Governments plan for HIV/Aids insurance can hit snag

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan begins supplying gas to southern China

Tuvalu

Western nations 'used bullying tactics' at climate talks

United Arab Emirates

Regional issues to personal drama in Arabian Nights Film Festival

Vanuatu

Vanuatu’s WTO membership vote further delayed

Wallis and Futuna

Hundreds Protest Living Costs in Wallis and Futuna

Western Sahara

Concerns over cost to EU and Morocco occupation of Western Sahara

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - December 3, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

Campaigner: Prince Charles hopes to raise awareness of global warming (photo:courtesy of London Evening Standard) ANTARCTICA

Antarctic ozone hole smallest in five years

Heaven on Earth melting away in Antarctica (perspective)

Prince Charles opens 4.5m pound climate change gallery funded by Shell

Japanese whalers, Sea Shepherd whale defenders head for whale wars

What can ice reveal about fire?  

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

Wikileaks cables reveal Foreign Office misled parliament over Diego Garcia

FAROE ISLANDS

Preliminary round draw made (sports)

GREENLAND

Greenland rejects EU, gets “richer”

No sign of thaw, as Britain heads for a ‘big icy mess’

Le Marie Channel between Booth Island and the Antarctic Peninsula (photo: CIA World Factbook) Carin to search for oil and gas under explored Greenland  

Polar ice cube – the limited edition gift for the person who as everything? (related article) The Arctic provides an unusual gift idea for Christmas

ICELAND

TUI starts to see recovery in sight (travel news)

Icelandic company plans to sell 1000 electric cars in Iceland

What whales are telling us about the Earth

The start of something new (perspective) 

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - October 28, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

Ice crystals form a rainbow on the ice runway (photo: Nate Peerbolt/US Antarctic Program)ANTARCTICA

Aussie artist to create largest land art

IceBridge science flights resume over Antarctica  

Where’s the Romance? – Dispatches from Antarctica

IceCube uncovers frozen secrets

FAROE ISLANDS

Second round of mackerel quota talks aims to solve stalemate

Crew rescued from burning ship in Atlantic

GREENLAND

Narwhals take Greenland’s temperature

Carin still targeting commercial success in Greenland

(photo: Icenews) ICELAND

Russia to develop geothermal industry with help of Iceland

Iceland Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption declared over

Iceland to be Swiss bank of secret file storage?

Nottingham City Council still owed £7m by Icelandic banks  

Iceland claims narrow victory over Latvia in handball   

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - September 27, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

PHOTO: BCNANTARCTICA

One more China’s scientific station in Antarctica

Australian scientists probe distant clouds with giant Antarctic laser

Glacier ice loss less than thought, study suggests

Our last chance to save humanity? (opinion)

FAROE ISLANDS

Faroese bank shutters Danish subsidiary

Cracking the Norse code

Funding awarded to Shetland fiber optic broadband project  

Small-cap oil on fire

GREENLAND

Spanish fleet set higher quota for Greenland halibut and cod

Shetland deepwater wells likely to be approved in face of Greenpeace action

The new rules: Global warming shifts focus to the friendly north  

ICELAND

Iceland criticized for raising mackerel quota  

EU Agrafish Council condemns massive Faroes and Iceland mackerel quotas

Flooding leaves South Icelandic travelers stranded

Icelandic tycoon’s loan case is settled

Iceland one constituency in upcoming election

China tried to prevent screening of Tibet doc at RIFF

Iceland kills over 200 whales

Earthquakes measured at Iceland’s Vatnajokull

History lesson in Icelandic feminist art  

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - September 17, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

Antarctic Ozone Hole, 2010 (PHOTO: NOAA) ANTARCTICA

Project launched to document role of South Africans in Antarctica

Norwich man aims to smash South Pole record

Antarctic ozone hole 2010

FAROE ISLANDS

Group claims illegal commercial sale of whale meat in Faroe Islands  

Fishing dispute goes to Scottish Parliament

Restraint ‘the key’ to letting fish stocks rebuild

GREENLAND

New evidence of nanodiamonds in Greeland’s ice sheet Pete Ash is gearing up to beat a world record in bone-chilling minus-40 degrees temperatures. (PHOTO: Norwich Evening News24)

Greenland’s icebergs get GPS trackers

Internet and e-commerce industry in Greenland

Greenland – Open for uranium exploration

ICELAND

Analysis: Supreme Court rules on interest for Iceland foreign currency loans

Six in custody in Iceland over massive tax fraud

Iceland working to recover from financial collapse

SVALBARD

Arctic odyssey: polar bears

Global project underway to preserve yam biodiversity

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - August 6, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

ANTARCTICA

Photographer captures images from ‘ends of the earth’  PHOTO: Steve Gould (SOURCE: LaJolla Light)

Climate change and the beauty of Antarctic icebergs

FAROE ISLANDS

Fisherman act to block Faroese landing

Vaccines less effective in kids exposed to PCB’s

Scots look to on-form Feruz (sports news)

GREENLAND

Scientist finally reach Greenland ice sheet bedrock

Greenland’s farmers welcome global warming

Large electromagnetic storm hits Nordic region

ICELAND

Iceland credit rating slashed again

Councils count cost of Iceland banks disaster

MSU looks to Iceland for answers about global warming

Icelandair and Alaska Airlines announce frequent flier partnership

SAINT HELENA ISLAND

Customs officer makes his mark in St. Helena  

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - July 27, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

ANTARCTICA

Making Antarctic waters less treacherous

Stage set for nations maiden South Pole mission  

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

Maldives claims for extended continental shelf

FAROE ISLANDS

Dana under pressure from Korea bid (money news)

Passion for fish

GREENLAND

Armageddon wars: overpopulation vs. global warming

ICELAND

‘Historic Day’ as Iceland starts EU membership talks

Magma’s acquisition in Iceland might fast-track legislation

Icelandic artist to receive Legion D’honnuer

City lands news flights to Iceland  

Air Iceland to increase fares to Greenland

Icelandic filmmakers in talks with Tom Cruise producer (entertainment)

ScandiTV to launch in US, Canada (entertainment)  

SAINT HELENA ISLAND

MP’s support helps tiny island get an airport

SVALBARD

Icy Arctic waters facing acidic threat

Russian icebreaker to carry tourists to Franz Josef Land  

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - July 9, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

ANTARCTICA

First Kuwaiti woman on Antarctica mission

Tokyo court issues two year suspended sentence to anti-whaling activist

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

Beijing opposes US – South Korea joint military exercises

FAROE ISLANDS

Fisheries ministers vow better reporting

GREENLAND

Greenland to start indemnificatory housing project in Shanghai

Climate skeptics take cue from big tobacco

Drilling for Arctic oil: when markets conquer ethics (commentary)

Ship to head to Greenland for once-a-year supply trip

Patel shows mettle in Greenland freeze (movie/entertainment)

NS Interview: Jane Goodall, primatologist (environment)

ICELAND

Fish – a catch on Iceland’s EU saga

Research and Market adds report: Iceland – Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forcasts

Iceland’s cod quota nearly finished – attention turns to haddock

Employment initiative kicks off in Iceland

SAINT HELENA ISLAND

Blackpool could be UNESCO world heritage site

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - June 29, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

ANTARCTICA

New map shows variations in Earth’s gravity field

Hooked on Antarctica

Difference between Glacier and Iceberg

The big Antarctic adventure (travel)

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

India ruling the waves can help relive security pressure (commentary)  

FAROE ISLANDS

Session to focus on common Fisheries policy reform

GREENLAND

Citizens join hands against oil drilling

Inuit circumpolar summit begins in Greenland

When the day after tomorrow has come (science/books)

ICELAND

Iceland’s recession “is over”

Iceland’s special banking prosecutor lays first charges  

Iceland premier ties knot as gay marriage legalized

Iceland’s whaling king

Bid to introduce commercial whaling quotas fails  

In the company of Stalin (politics/daily life)

Iceland inspires the world with Music (entertainment/travel)