Chinese land, US radar and ties to Taiwan: The geopolitics rattling a tiny Pacific nation

Palau is one of only a dozen nations that still recognise Taiwan as a sovereign state. This challenges a key pillar of ...

Lobster boats must keep using tracking devices for government observation, court rules

A federal appeals court says the government can continue requiring America’s lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking ...

Almost 100 passengers rescued from leaking boat returning from popular Thai tourist island

Maritime authorities in Thailand have rescued almost 100 passengers from a ferry that developed a leak. The ferry was returning from a popular tourist island to the mainland in the eastern province ...
Rocky Mount Telegram

Seal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer's boat

SEATTLE (AP) — A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering ...
Newsday

At least 42 migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya, says U.N.

CAIRO — At least 42 people are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya last week, the U.N.'s migration agency said on Wednesday. Seven survivors have ...
The Sun Chronicle

7 Myanmar migrants dead and 13 rescued after boat capsizes near Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rescuers in Malaysia recovered the bodies of seven migrants from Myanmar and found 13 alive from a boat that capsized with dozens aboard, officials said Sunday. The ...
The Boston Globe

US strikes another alleged drug boat in Pacific and kills all 4 aboard, Hegseth says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the U.S. military carried out another strike on a boat he said was carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing all ...
Daily Journal

How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Don't be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn't hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it’s a ...
Wall Street Journal

Fear Grips a Caribbean Nation in the Shadow of U.S. Boat Strikes

LAS CUEVAS, Trinidad and Tobago—Fear is rippling through this Caribbean island nation off the coast of Venezuela. Fishermen say they are staying home or sticking close to shore amid a massive buildup ...
Reuters

Australia defends plan to send deportees to tiny Pacific nation of Nauru

SYDNEY, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Australia on Sunday defended a A$2.5 billion ($1.62 billion) deal to deport hundreds of non-citizens to the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru over the next 30 years, a plan ...
NOLA.com

These tiny Mississippi Coast boats can survive Cat 5 storms. Could they reshape hurricane forecasting?

As Hurricane Humberto was rapidly gathering strength just east of the Caribbean late last month, researchers with the University of Southern Mississippi were busy preparing an experiment. Leila Hamdan ...