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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.
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Car bombing on Thai resort island
A car bomb at a shopping mall on a Thai resort island has hurt seven people.
China: Artificial island program"lawful"
Beijing has defended plans to build arificial islands in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
From owls, trees and rhino poo
Saving forests, elephants and rhinos by making paper from poo -- Easter Island tries to correct mistakes from the past
Replanting trees on Easter Island
Easter Island tries to correct mistakes of the past by replanting trees it famously chopped down.
Reforesting Easter Island
The barren landscape of Easter Island - to some a symbol of ecological collapse - is gradually being reforested.
The mystique of Easter Island
The annual Tapati festival is just one of the many attractions of Easter Island, which got its name from Dutch explorers in 1722, in honor of their arrival day. For the locals, it is a celebration of Polynesian traditions.
Senegal jails ex-president's son
Senegal's opposition figure Karim Wade jailed for six years
Vacationing on Fuerteventura
Some call it the "Hawaii of Europe." The Spanish island of Fuerteventura is a popular destination spot for those who want to enjoy sand, sea, sun and surf. Learn more about what the island has to offer.
When the sun goes dark: Europe's solar eclipse
It's a rare cosmic event, but even some of the best-prepared missed it this time round.
The flower island of Mainau opens a new season
French lavender and Bulgarian roses will take visitors on a European floral journey on the island Mainau this year.
Small islands feel the wrath of climate change
As Cyclone Pam demonstrates, small islands such as Vanuatu in the Pacific are feeing the effects of climate change.
Vanuatu stricken after huge cyclone
Relief workers are set for a large-scale relief operation after Cyclone Pam hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.
Vanuatu fears the worst as monster storm hits
A powerful cylone has swept through the Vanuatu archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean.
Indonesia execution plans
Two Australian nationals convicted of drug crimes in Indonesia have been transferred to an island for execution.
A major donor in the Pacific
China is on track to overtake Japan as the third largest donor to Pacific island nations.
An island is born
On the edge of the Pacific Plate, the submarine volcano Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'apai has erupted, creating a new Island.
Transforming South China Sea
China's construction in the South China Sea will make it increasingly difficult to counter Beijing's regional claims.
Harming children's mental health
Detention by Australia is causing children of asylum seekers mental and physical illness.
NZ rescuers refloat whales
Several whales have been refloated after stranding on a New Zealand beach, but more than 100 have died.
State of emergency for Galapagos
A state of emergency has been put in place at the famous Galapagos Islands, a week after a cargo ship ran aground.
Warming waters
Research conducted at the island of Helgoland shows how climate change may affect the region.
Relief for Fijian atom test victims
Fijian veterans await promised compensation for British Cold War nuclear testing.
Japan ramps up military budget to ward off China
The Japanese cabinet has approved a ramped-up defense budget, amid concerns about China.
Typhoon Hagupit lashes Philippines
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled coastal villages as Typhoon Hagupit swept across the eastern and central Philippines. Power and telephone lines were reported to be down in many areas.
Second night of 'chokehold' protests in NYC
Protesters massed in New York City for a second night after a grand jury decided not to indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo. The policeman had been implicated in the death of unarmed African American Eric Garner.
Australian Senate passes limited 'protection' visas
In an effort to deter arrivals from sea, Australia's Senate has narrowly passed a bill to bring back a temporary class of visas for immigrants. New arrivals won't be allowed to make the country their permanent home.
Arrests in US protests over 'chokehold' death
A decision not to indict an officer implicated in the death of an unarmed black man in New York has prompted protests, followed by arrests. The US Attorney General has announced a federal civil rights investigation.
US government to investigate Garner death
The US Attorney General has announced an investigation into an unarmed black's man death in an arrest over illegal cigarettes. Protests erupted in New York City over a decision not to indict an implicated white officer.
In Etna's Shadow: The Island of Sicily
Sicily is the largest Italian island in the Mediterranean and a popular tourist destination. Its most famous landmark is Mount Etna on the island's eastern coast. Three thousand three hundred meters high, it's Europe's biggest active volcano.
The fight to keep the Canaries oil free
Oil rigs have popped up along the horizon at one of Europe's top winter beach destinations -- Spain's Canary Islands. For the first time, Spain has authorized offshore oil drilling there. The country is hoping to reduce its dependence on foreign oil. But the project has prompted massive protests by locals and environmental groups like Greenpeace.
Inside Europe produced 27.11.2014
On this week's show: Combating the jihadi recruitment drive - UK launches national terrorism awareness week - Pope takes 'haggard' Europe to task - Growing divide between rich and poor in Turkey - Record numbers of French Jews head to Israel - Are Greeks reaping any reward from economic growth? - Oil rigs spark clashes in the Canary Islands - The Danes shed light on efficient smart lamps
Oil rigs spark clashes in the Canary Islands
Oil rigs have popped up along the horizon in one of Europe's top winter beach destinations, Spain's Canary Islands. For the first time, Spain has authorized offshore oil drilling there hoping to reduce its dependence on foreign oil. But the project has prompted massive protests by locals and environmental groups like Greenpeace. Lauren Frayer sends us this report.
Boat refugees head for Crete
One of the largest refugee boats in recent months is headed for the island of Crete. The freighter Baris, carrying 700 people thought to be from Syria and Afghanistan, is being towed by a Greek frigate.
Spain's energy island
El Hierro in the Canary Islands is one of the world's first energy self-sufficient islands.
Greenpeace activist hurt in oil protest
Greenpeace and the Spanish navy have issued conflicting accounts of two collisions between dinghies in the Atlantic Ocean. A Greenpeace activist, protesting Repsol oil exploration there, was hospitalized as a result.
Indigenous fringe life
Indigenous Australians – whose cultures dates back at least 40,000 years – have long been marginalized. In Melbourne, a group of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders are staging a sit-in to highlight life on the outskirts that doesn’t conform to the lifestyles of the mainstream world.
Kilauea volcano takes home on Hawaii
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii is one of the most active in the world.
This week's recipe
This recipe comes to us courtesy of Joseph Viola, chef and owner of the Daniel et Denise restaurant in Lyon.
Vietnam's stance
Vietnamese PM favors a solution to the territorial dispute under international law.
Living Planet: Something's Fishy
Controversy looms over Italy's buffalo mozzarella cheese. Questions are raised over the credibility of the EU’s next Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy. And the world's first self-sufficient island.
Spain's Energy Island
A small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean will become the world's first self-sufficient island, in terms of energy. The island of El Hierro, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, is going 100 percent renewable, thanks to a mix of wind and hydro power.
Idea of art 'revolutionized'
The discovery of ancient paintings in Indonesia suggests Europe was not the birthplace of art.
Italy: Refugee haven
One year ago, several hundred refugees from North Africa drowned when the boat carrying them across the Mediterranean sank off the coast of Lampedusa. The Italian island has come to symbolize a continuing series of refugee tragedies. Governments in Europe are at a loss as to how to deal with the constant stream of migrants, although at least more people are now being saved on the high seas.
Lutz Seiler wins German Book Prize for 'Kruso'
Author Lutz Seiler has bagged the 2014 German Book Prize for "Kruso" - like "Robinson Crusoe," just with a German accent. Instead of the Caribbean, the protagonist is marooned on Hiddensee island in former East Germany.
Architect with a sense of history
David Chipperfield restored the New National Gallery in Berlin
German Ebola aid delivery stranded
A German military transport plane carrying aid to help in the fight against Ebola in Africa has been stranded in the Canary Islands due to mechanical problems. It's just the latest setback affecting the German air fleet.
Changing the status quo
China continues to build artificial islands in the Spratlys to assert its claims to the region.
U2 gives away new album
Irish band U2 are giving away their latest album for free - what's the business model?
Orange alert for Bardarbunga
Authorities in Iceland warn the eruption of Bardarbunga volcano, the country's second-highest peak, could cause a closure of airspace after seismic activity kicks up. Up to 500 people have been evacuated from the area.
The French Island of Corsica
A viewer from India asked us to feature the island of Corsica on the show...and we are doing just that!
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