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Islands dispute sparks China-Japan row

China has dispatched two of its maritime security vessels to patrol the waters of disputed islands in the Pacific Ocean, amid attempts by Japanese politicians to buy land there. China's fishery......

Cruise with 4,500 on board adrift in Pacific

Thousands of passengers on a luxury cruise to the Mexican Riviera are stranded in the Pacific OceanThe Carnival Splendor, with 3,300 passengers on board, was disabled after an engine room fire. The......

US Admiral caught in ministry protocol for appointments

Defence Minister A K Antony has turned down Admiral Sam Locklear's request for a meeting, directing Locklear instead to Defence Secretary R K Mathur. Ajai Shukla reports......

Indian defence diplomacy and strategic re-balancing

Indian defence diplomacy will have to play an increasingly important role as it tries to emerge as a credible strategic partner of the regional states. Neither India nor other regional states have......

Obama meets Xi; says US hails 'peaceful rise' of China

Welcoming "peaceful rise" of China as a world power, United States President Barack Obama Friday greeted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at Palm Springs in California for a two day summit, with......

India likely to have near-normal monsoon

La Nina, a weather pattern arising in the Pacific Ocean that causes heavy rain in South Asia, is assuming a neutral condition, senior India Meteorological Department officials have said.This......

Top retirement destinations in the world

Post retirement, a person looks for easy life. better access to healthcare and cheaper cost of living. International Living assessed various countries around the world based on real estate prices,......

US hails India's Look East policy

US Vice President Joseph R Biden, Jr, on the eve of his visit to India and Singapore, in a major foreign policy address on The United States and the Asia-Pacific, said one of  the reasons......

COLUMN: Will BP's punishment teach any lesson?

The billion dollar penalty of the kind imposed on BP will not deter risky operations but it will hopefully create an incentive for stricter safety measures writes Rajni Bakshi. British Petroleum......

US to maintain strategic partnership with India

The United States would 'continue to invest' in long-term strategic partnership with India and also support its ability to serve as a regional economic anchor and provider of security in the......

'8 is inoffensive to Islam'

An educated Muslim woman in New York decides to leave her husband and son to become the second wife of a traditional Muslim man and wear a veil. Eyebrows will surely be raised at the short film......

Tiger tames Pebble to challenge leader Johnson

Tiger Woods stormed into contention at the U.S. Open with a sizzling back nine on Saturday that put him five shots behind fellow-American Dustin Johnson with one round to go at Pebble Beach.......

Christchurch: Facts and figures

The Indian cricket team takes on New Zealand in a Twenty20 international, the first match of the team's 47-day tour, at Christchurch on Wednesday, February 25. The garden citywill also stage the......

  People speak for south pacific ocean

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chandaka negi
Q. In what plate techtonic does mariana trench happen?
Chandaka Negi:  A.  more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-what-plate-techtonic-does-mariana-trench-happen/25295074/answers/

Trivial Pursuit
Q. In which ocean is the island of Pitcairn ?
Trivial Pursuit:  A. The Mariana Trench is the deepest trench in any of the world's oceans. It's in the western Pacific, east of the Mariana Islands (south of Japan and...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-which-ocean-is-the-island-of-pitcairn-/24023508/answers/25295094

Good Citizen
Q. Quiz: What is common among ---Mauritius (in Indian Ocean), Fiji (in Pacific Ocean) & Guyana (in South America)?
Good Citizen:  A. south Pacific Ocean more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/quiz-what-is-common-among----mauritius-in-indian-ocean-fiji-/23673823/answers/24023517

Rose
Q. What is El-Nino and its effects please ??
Rose:  A. I guess, all the state heads are of Indian origin. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-el-nino-and-its-effects-please-/23064129/answers/23673880

  Web results for South Pacific Ocean
For "zombie" Fukushima operator, fresh financing masks long-term woes

By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Its stock price has nearly trebled this year, its near-term debt trades at par, banks have extended credit, and an... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/07/japan-fukushima-tepco-finances-idINDEE99600Q20131007
Modi's reach abroad

References to Pakistan and the presence of diplomats at Narendra Modi's public meeting in Delhi this past Sunday have led to interest in the BJP... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Modis-reach-abroad/articleshow/23611046.cms
Libya, Somalia raids show U.S. threat to al Qaeda - Kerry

* Libyan wanted for 1998 embassy bombings seized in Tripoli * Somali port raid on al Shabaab fails to take target * Kerry: "Terrorist... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/06/security-africa-raids-idINL6N0HW03R20131006
How prepared is our military for climate change?

The current apprehensions of environmentalists and common people about the rapidly changing climate and weather patterns have often led to serious... ...

http://www.observerindia.com/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/analysis/AnalysisDetail.html?cmaid=57983&mmacmaid=57984
Tepco ordered to control Fukushima radioactive water issue

TOKYO - Japan's nuclear watchdog Friday ordered Tokyo Electric Power Co.(Tepco), the operator of the Fukushima nuclear complex, to bring under... ...

http://www.newdelhinews.net/index.php/sid/217523742/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc

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