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Arabian sea - Indian ocean - marine Earth and marine sciences Tue 15 May 2012
Study of the Earth, seas, rivers and the atmosphere - includes geology and ocean sciences... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Guardian
Earth   Marine   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Oceanography
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. Oil Wars on the Horizon Thu 10 May 2012
Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) CounterPunch
Oil   Photos   Politics   War   Wikipedia: Petroleum politics
 Hiroshima aftermath. During World War II, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were destroyed by atomic bombs dropped by the United States military on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively, killing at least 120,000 people outright, and around Navy Commander Joseph Rochefort cracked the code to defeat Admiral Yamamoto Mon 7 May 2012
Those familiar with naval history during World War II easily recognize the name Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Japanese Imperial Fleet. In May 1942, following... (photo: USAF file) The Examiner
Japan   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: Operation Vengeance   World War II
Panetta admonishes army Panetta admonishes army Sat 5 May 2012
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday called on US troops to tighten up discipline and display “integrity” after a series of public relations disasters that he... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) Taipei Times
Defense   Disasters   Photos   Troops   US   Wikipedia: Leon Panetta
Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff? Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff? Sat 5 May 2012
Are there hidden tensions which stand to undermine the important diplomatic relationship between Washington and rising star Brazil? During a recent meeting at the... (photo: ABr / Abr) Al Jazeera
Brazil   Diplomatic   Photos   Relationship   Washington   Wikipedia: Dilma Rousseff
Panetta: US military scandals reveal leadership flaws Panetta: US military scandals reveal leadership flaws Sat 5 May 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday called on US troops to tighten up discipline and display "integrity" after a series of public relations disasters that he said... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) Middle East Online
Defense   Military   Photos   Scandals   Troops   Wikipedia: Pentagon
Views of Marina Beach on holiday ,Batam city ,Indonesia Saving the Seas, a Click At a Time Fri 4 May 2012
Riyanni Djangkaru tells Lisa Siregar about her passion for Indonesia’s marine world Riyanni Djangkaru has made a career from the sea, and now aims to give back to the... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi) Jakarta Globe
Dive   Indonesia   Photos   Sea   Tourism   Wikipedia: Indonesia
Indian Civilian visitors are visiting the war ship INS Airavat, INS Karmuk, INS Kuthar  in Kolkata on Tuesday, 08 November 2011. The Indian Navy allowed members of the public to board three of their warships anchored in Kolkata as part of forthcoming Naval Day celebrations in Eastern India City 12th Defence Plan: Focus on Navy's 'expeditionary' ops Fri 4 May 2012
Always reluctant to say it out aloud, India has finally "admitted" that the Navy will be inducting platforms and building capabilities over the next few years to... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Indian Express
Defence   India   Navy   Photos   Wikipedia: Indian Navy
people wait to fill containers with fuel at a petrol station OIL IS A STRATEGIC PRODUCT, NOT A COMMODITY: Argentina and the International Oil Picture Fri 4 May 2012
Oil is not a commodity, oil is not a raw product either. Just look at the complexity of the techniques for its efficient extraction. Oil is a strategic product that... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) GlobalResearch
Argentina   Commodity   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: Oil
Supporter take photos as President Barack Obama speaks during a fundraiser at the film studio of actor Tyler Perry Friday, March 16, 2012, in Atlanta. Obama campaign cites women's issues ahead of Romney's Va. event Thu 3 May 2012
Ahead of Mitt Romney's appearance in Portsmouth today with Gov. Bob McDonnell, a supporter and often-mentioned vice presidential possibility, President Barack Obama's... (photo: AP / David Goldman) Richmond Times Dispatch
Campaign   Obama   Photos   Wikipedia: Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012   Women
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Russian naval vessel fires a shell during the China-Russia joint naval exercise in the Yellow Sea Thursday, April 26, 2012. China's Maritime Navy and Politics of Acknowledgement Mon 30 Apr 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When a Chinese admiral proposed a permanent naval base in the Gulf of Aden, to support its anti-piracy operations, the... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Wu Dengfeng) WorldNews.com
China   Maritime   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: People's Liberation Army Navy
The ship "Lutfallah II" believed to be carrying three containers of weapons, is docked at a Lebanese navy base, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday April 28, 2012. Lebanon holds ship 'carrying weapons for Syria rebels' Sun 29 Apr 2012
The Lebanese navy is holding a Sierra Leone-registered ship and says it has confiscated a large consignment of arms and ammunition it was carrying. The 11 crew members... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Weapon   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan - Meals Ready-To-Eat are prepared to be transported to a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma March 13. The supplies will be delivered to mainland Japan to be used humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan, March 11. The proximity of Marine aviation assets at MCAS Futenma has allowed Marines from III MEF to rapidly deploy critically-needed supplies and aid to support the relief effort. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Megan Angel/Released) US to remove 9,000 Marines from Okinawa Fri 27 Apr 2012
WASHINGTON — About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the... (photo: US Navy / Cpl. Megan Angel) Atlanta Journal
Japan   Okinawa   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
French far right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen, right, gestures before a party meeting in Nanterre, northwest of Paris, Monday, April 23, 2012. On Marine Le Pen and Populism Wed 25 Apr 2012
Article By WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon Marine Le Pen and The French's Front National are the big winners in the French elections. France's Front National scored the... (photo: AP / Michel Spingler) WorldNews.com
Culture   Elections   France   Photos   Wikipedia: Marine Le Pen
French President and candidate for the French presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy stands before the Armenian Monument during a ceremony marking the 97th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, Tuesday, April. 24, 2012. France and Un-virtues of Liberal and Conservative Terror Wed 25 Apr 2012
Article by WN.com Dallas Darling. It is no surprise that Nicolas Sarkozy, France's incumbent president, finished second to Francois Hollande while Marine Le Pen finished... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon Pool) WorldNews.com
Election   France   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: French presidential election, 2012
Search Insider Summit, May 08, Captiva Island, FL. Family Fun and Golf on Captiva Island at South Seas Island Resort Mon 23 Apr 2012
For families craving the wild beaches and the low-key, non-commercial feel of Florida's Gulf Coast islands, South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island fills the bill with... (photo: Creative Commons / David Berkowitz) The Examiner
Environment   Photos   Society   Tourism   Wikipedia: Captiva Island
British Petroleum - BP BP Settles While Congress Dawdles Sun 22 Apr 2012
Two years ago, the vessel Deepwater Horizon exploded at British Petroleum’s Gulf of Mexico Macondo well, killing 11 oil workers and spilling over 200 million gallons of... (photo: Creative Commons / Holger.Ellgaard) The Examiner
British   Congress   Oil   Petroleum   Photos   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Chinese soldiers march during a parade after joint military exercises at Chebarkul testing range Friday, Aug. 17, 2007. Russian and Chinese forces on Friday held their first joint maneuvers on Russia's territory, an exercise intended to demonstrate their growing military ties and a shared desire to counter U.S. global clout. The war games in Russia's southern Ural Mountains involved some 6,000 troops from Russia and China and also a handful of soldiers from four ex-Soviet Central Asian nations that are part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional group dominated by Moscow and B China, Russia start joint naval exercises in Yellow Sea Sun 22 Apr 2012
April 22, 2012 -- Updated 0403 GMT (1203 HKT) (CNN) -- Chinese and Russian warships began six-day joint naval exercises Sunday... (photo: AP / Ivan Sekretarev) CNN
China   Naval   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Sino-Russian relations since 1991
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, waves to supporters after speaking at Michigan State University during a rally in East Lansing, Mich., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)v Candidate review: Ron Paul on the issues Wed 18 Apr 2012
This is a candidate review of Dr. Ron Paul, who is currently running for the Republican Party presidential nomination. In this article, we will focus on his stances on... (photo: AP / Paul Sancya) The Examiner
Business   Election   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Ron Paul
Tacoma Marine killed in combat in Helmand Province Tacoma Marine killed in combat in Helmand Province Thu 12 Apr 2012
Twenty-two-year-old, Lance Corporal Ramon T. Kaipat, whose hometown of record is Tacoma, Washington, was killed in the fight yesterday, April 11, 2012, while conducting... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Examiner
Afghanistan   Defense   Marine   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Afghanistan