Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Civil Defence Force personnel keep watch over a flooded Starbucks outlet in Singapore's Orchard Road shopping district in this June 16, 2010 file photo. A 15-km (10 mile) stretch of crisp white beach is one of the key battlegrounds in Singapore's campaign to defend its hard-won territory against rising sea levels linked to climate change. Stone breakwaters are being enlarged on the low-lying island state's man-made east coast and their heights raised. Barges carrying imported sand top up the beach, which is regularly breached by high tides. To match feature CLIMATE-SINGAPORE/ REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/Files (SINGAPORE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)
An activist is arrested by Nepalese police personnel during ...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - An activist is arrested by Nepalese police personnel during a general strike called on by landless squatters in Kathmandu January 17, 2012. The landless squatters called on a general strike to protest against the government's decision to remove their settlements from the banks of the Bagmati River. Narayan Parisharmi, Vice Chairman of the landless squatters' struggle committee, said that the squatters will continue their protest until the government provides them with an alternative settlement. An estimated 12,000 landless squatters live in Kathmandu with the majority living on the banks of Bagmati River, according to media reports. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL)
Handout picture shows that a M113 armoured personnel carrier ...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Handout picture shows that a M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) from Taiwan's 10th Army Corps helps trapped motorists at Hehuanshan, also known as Joy Mountain in central Taiwan January 16, 2012. Motorists were trapped at the mountain after a sudden snowstorm on Monday. Picture taken January 16. REUTERS/Taiwan Military News Agency/Handout (TAIWAN - Tags: TRANSPORT MILITARY ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Italian rescue personnel work aboard the Costa Concordia cruise ...
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:20:02 +0100 (AP) - Italian rescue personnel work aboard the Costa Concordia cruise liner, two days after it ran aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The captain of a cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan coast faced accusations from authorities and passengers that he abandoned ship before everyone was safely evacuated as rescuers found another body on the overturned vessel. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, left, talks as Myanmar pro-democracy ...
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:10:02 +0100 (AP) - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, left, talks as Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi listens during a press conference after their meeting at her home in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
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