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Gunmen abduct Dutch, Swiss in southern Philippines - BusinessWeek
Independent OnlineGunmen abduct Dutch, Swiss in southern PhilippinesBusinessWeekThe tourists were snatched along with their Filipino companion by an armed group in the southernmost Tawi-Tawi island province and dragged to a waiting boat, military spokesman Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang said. The Filipino man later jumped out of the ...No trace so far of kidnapped European birdwatchers in Tawi-TawiGMA NewsSkin diving helped Filipino flee gunmen in Tawi-TawiInquirer.netGuide of abducted Europeans escapes in PhilippinesMonsters and Critics.comGulf Todayall 419 news articles »

DIS band student hits high note - Daniel Island News
Daniel Island NewsDIS band student hits high noteDaniel Island NewsBy Elizabeth Bush Tooting your own horn can be a good thing. Just ask Daniel Island School tuba player Bridget Conley, who recently earned herself one of 120 coveted chairs on the South Carolina Band Directors Association (SCBDA) All-State Band.

Job Listing: Spectacular Views, Use of Fog Horn - NBC Bay Area
Job Listing: Spectacular Views, Use of Fog HornNBC Bay AreaEveryone at one time or another has dreamed of trading in the rat race to live on a secluded island. Now, that opportunity comes with a salary. The non-profit foundation in charge of East Brother Island, just off the Richmond Shoreline, is searching ...

Search for 2 missing foreigners boosted - Philippine Star
Search for 2 missing foreigners boostedPhilippine StarSadikul Sahali, and ARMM officer in charge Mujiv Hataman initially agreed to tap religious leaders in working out for the release of Elwold Horn (52) from Holland, and Lorenzo Vinciguerre (47) of Switzerland. The victims' Filipino guide, Ivan Sarenas ...and more »

Who first owned the Falkland Islands? - The Guardian (blog)
The Guardian (blog)Who first owned the Falkland Islands?The Guardian (blog)Some authorities claim that a Portuguese voyage, with Amerigo Vespucci on board, first sighted the Falklands around 1500, before Ferdinand Magellan navigated Cape Horn and went round the world in 1519-20 – or that Magellan, another Portuguese, did.and more »

Gas exploration unlikely to occur overnight, say MDA experts - Mississippi Press (blog)
Mississippi Press (blog)Gas exploration unlikely to occur overnight, say MDA expertsMississippi Press (blog)Wells were located near Horn Island, south of Ship Island, northwest of Cat Island, at Bay St. Louis and south of Waveland, he said. Pat Keene of Pascagoula, who attended Friday's meeting, said he hasn't taken a position on the issue.and more »

Judge denies BP request to penalize Halliburton - FuelFix (blog)
FuelFix (blog)Judge denies BP request to penalize HalliburtonFuelFix (blog)BP workers search for tar balls from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Horn Island in the Mississippi Sound out from Pascagoula, Miss., Friday, Jan. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/The Sun Herald, James Edward Bates) NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge shot down BP's ...and more »

Naval blockade set up vs kidnappers of 2 tourists - Philippine Star
Naval blockade set up vs kidnappers of 2 touristsPhilippine Star... Horn, 52; Swiss Lorenzo Vinciguerre, 47; and their Filipino guide Ivan Sarenas, 35, of Davao City. Police said Sarenas was able to jump from the kidnappers' boat and was later rescued by fishermen off Languyan Island east of Bonggao, Tawi-Tawi.

AP Interview: Kidnapped Filipino's daring escape - STLtoday.com
AP Interview: Kidnapped Filipino's daring escapeSTLtoday.com2, 2012, he made a daring escape from a speeding boat driven by armed kidnappers when he sensed they could be moved to a southern island stronghold of al-Qaida-linked militants notorious for ransom kidnappings. (AP Photo/Audie Dela Cruz) As his ...

THIS is a trip - CJAD (blog)
THIS is a tripCJAD (blog)It's a 33-day journey that will start at Cape Horn, the tip of South America. And the destination is Bouvet Island. It's a 49-square kilometre nature reserve in the middle of the Southern Ocean, between South America, Africa and Antarctica.

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