Off Yemen, a Storied Stand Is Vulnerable
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One of the last stands of dragonâs blood trees may soon succumb to the harsh environment.
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Sri Lankan conservationist Kithsiri Kannangara wipes a tear as he stands over a patch of sand and broken wire mesh, the only surviving incubation pit of his hatchery for endangered sea turtles.
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Environmentalists fear a maritime disaster if a beached coal freighter in eastern Australia breaks up.
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"Security measures were taken around sensitive sites such as oil installations but we did not think of this temple."  Yemen stepped up security around government buildings and foreign interests on Tuesday a day after a suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis at a tourist site. via AlertNet
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Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.
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The SEEDS field team is now camping in Port Blair in the Andaman Islands. This is the summary of their update: 1. There is no NGO doing relief work in Andaman and Nicobar so far.
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ROCKTAIL BAY, South Africa  - The signs of the  scuffle were fresh but it is a struggle that has gone on for  tens of millions of years.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--Mother Nature is a relentless force, and nowhere is that better displayed than along North Carolina's coast. Wind and surf tirelessly reshape the islands, or try to, with little mere mortals can do to stop them.
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SAN'A, Yemen -- A suspected Al Qaeda suicide bomber plowed his car yesterday into a group of Spanish tourists visiting a temple linked to the ancient Queen of Sheba, killing seven Spaniards and two Yemenis in a part of Yemen known for its lawlessness.
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Two storms battered the island; Ivan may spare it. Still, residents prepare for worst - or stubbornly plan to stay. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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JIMBARAN, Indonesia  -- Bali, the lush Indonesian island famous for its sun-kissed beaches, is drawing tourists in droves, and travel warnings that Islamic militants might strike again has done little to dampen the spirit.
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BIR NABALA, West Bank  - Tawfiq al-Nabali says he lives on an island surrounded not by water, but by a concrete wall.
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A rare break in rough Bering Sea weather is allowing officials to gain a better sense of damage from a large spill in the Aleutian Islands.
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A sizable growth in tourism has had a sizable effect on the fragile ecosystem of the GalÃ¡pagos Islands, the globeâs first World Heritage Site.
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Description: A freighter carrying more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil breaks up near a national wildlife refuge on the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.
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For centuries, San Juan's fortified stone walls have withstood the assaults of waves and cannonballs. But the vibrations of traffic and the weight of heavy tourist buses are causing parts of the walls to crumble.
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By setting himself on fire outside the White House, a Yemeni man with a checkered past has damaged what may be the biggest terrorism financing case in this country.