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U.S fails missile mimmick test from Marshall Islands

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co, the Defence Department said. The botched $150 million (94 million pound) test over the Pacific Ocean coincided with a Pentagon report that Iran had expanded its ballistic missile capabilities and posed a "significant" threat to U.S. and allied forces in the Middle East region. More Below

Cyclone Oli hits French Polynesia

PAPEETE, France, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Cyclone Oli hit French Polynesia on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people living on the coast to be evacuated, hitting transport and driving tourists into temporary shelters.
Authorities told residents to stay indoors as winds of up to 200 km (125 miles) an hour threw up waves of up to 7 metres (23 ft). (Photo: TahitiPress)

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Cyclone Oli hits French Polynesia

2010-02-05 16:23

PAPEETE, France, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Cyclone Oli hit French Polynesia on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people living on the coast to be evacuated, hitting transport and driving tourists into temporary shelters. Authorities told residents to stay indoors as winds of up to 200 km (125 miles) an hour...

U.S missile mimick test fails from Marshall Islands

2010-02-05 16:19

By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co, the Defence Department said. The botched $150 million (94 million pound) test over the Pacific Ocean coincided...

Pacific Islanders Bid to Stop Czech Coal Plant

2010-01-20 16:57

PRAGUE (Reuters) - A small pacific island state's challenge to a Czech coal-fired power plant extension some 6,000 km away on grounds it could harm its environment could open a new front in the fight over global climate change. Micronesia has filed a plea with the Czech environment ministry using...

Coral reefs 'cradles' for new species

2010-01-20 16:56

CBC News A five-vatu coin, about the size of a Canadian quarter, provides scale to this picture of part of a 30,000-year-old fossil coral reef found on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu. (Wolfgang Kiessling) Coral reefs are recognized as important habitat for preserving the diversity of ocean...

'Islands’ high hopes sunk by climate accord

2009-12-25 23:02

var doc_id = 533386; EUROPE - Fearing catastrophe, the low-lying states most at risk of global warming began Copenhagen’s talks aspiring for leadership and action. They ended sidelined, split and bitterly disappointed. The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (December...

Obama fails to deliver at COP15

2009-12-18 14:25

By Cherelle Jackson COPENHAGEN - US President Barrack Obama failed to deliver new targets or ambitious goals at the Conference of the Parties today. The President made no new announcements and stuck to the US reserved stance on climate change. "We have established a 17% cut in emmissions by the...

Increase disasters threaten livlihoods of Pacific Islanders

2009-12-16 11:57

By Cherelle Jackson COPENHAGEN - Over three quarters of deaths in 2009 were due to natural disasters, specifically extreme weather events. As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen continues, alarming figures were released Belgian WHO collaborating Center for Research on...

Schwarzenegger charms COP15, spreads green message

2009-12-16 11:45

By Cherelle Jackson COPENHAGEN - Famous leaders have graced the halls of the Bella Centre for the COP15 these past few days, but only one has cause hundreds of journalists to go running for tickets to enter his briefing. Arnold Schwarzenegger the Governor of California, but better known in our...