11 - 20 of 216 results for "antarctic solo sailor french cruise ship adrift tasmania"

  1. 11. news | 15 Apr 2013

    Cruise ship disaster pre-trial hearings begin in Italy

    By AFP

    » Indictment hearings against six suspects in the Costa Concordia luxury liner disaster began in Italy on Monday, with local authorities at the site of the shipwreck requesting compensation of more than 80 million euros ...

  2. 12. news | 22 Apr 2013

    Reverse extinction: should we redo the dodo?

    By AFP

    » Woolly mammoths stomp through the Siberian tundra as the giant moa strides the forest floor of New Zealand and Tasmania's dog-like "tigers" stalk their prey under the cover of night.

  3. 13. news | 16 May 2013

    Six bodies found after fire on ship in Japan

    By AFP

    » Six bodies, suspected to be those of Russian crew members, were found aboard a cargo ship that caught fire on Thursday while anchored in a Japanese port, a coastguard and news reports said.

  4. 14. news | 30 Mar 2013

    US Navy ship removed from Philippine reef

    By AFP

    » Salvage teams on Saturday removed the last piece of a US Navy ship that was stuck on a UNESCO World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines for more than 10 weeks, the coast guard said.

  5. 15. news | 20 Apr 2013

    French family head for home after hostage ordeal

    By AFP

    » A French family of seven released after being held by an Islamist group in Nigeria for two months left Cameroon for France late Friday accompanied by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.

  6. 16. news | 15 May 2013

    America's Cup teams on board despite fatal accident

    By AFP

    » America's Cup officials said Tuesday the premier yacht race is on course to take place as planned despite the death of a veteran sailor from the Swedish team during training last week.

  7. 17. news | 27 Mar 2013

    World's biggest creature tracked by its song

    By AFP

    » An Australian-led group of scientists has for the first time tracked down and tagged Antarctic blue whales by using acoustic technology to follow their songs, the government said Wednesday.

  8. 18. news | 29 Mar 2013

    China to build two more Antarctic bases: officials

    By AFP

    » China is to build two extra research stations in Antarctica, where it currently has three facilities, the State Oceanic Administration confirmed on Friday.

  9. 19. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Blast hits French embassy in Libya, two guards hurt

    By AFP

    » A car bomb attack on France's embassy in Libya on Tuesday wounded two French guards and caused extensive damage, prompting the French foreign minister to visit and warn "terrorists" will pay.

  10. 20. news | 12 May 2013

    Sailor's death clouds America's Cup future

    By AFP

    » America's Cup officials pressed ahead with their probe of the capsizing of a catamaran that killed Briton Andrew Simpson, seeking answers to keep world sailing's most prestigious event afloat.

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