Search results for ‘seychelles’
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Costa Allegra docks in Seychelles
Passengers on the stricken Costa Allegra cruise ship have stepped on dry land in the Seychelles after being stranded for three days without power in the Indian Ocean.
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US Reaper drones in Seychelles ‘unarmed’ says minister
The Seychelles government hits back at allegations the US is using the islands to launch drone attacks in Somalia and Yemen, insisting the aircraft are monitoring pirates not terrorists.
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US hunter-killer drones ‘flying from Seychelles’
America’s covert war on terror is expanding across the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with the building of secret drone airbases from Ethiopia to the Seychelles.
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FactCheck: has the Russian bear lost its claws?
Vladimir Putin claims Russia only has two military bases abroad. FactCheck thinks he’s having an attack of amnesia.
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Missing MH370: Royal Navy ship ‘working 24/7’ to find plane
The crew of a Royal Navy ship are “working 24/7” to hunt for flight recorders from the missing Malaysian plane, their commander says.
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UK ‘considers legal action’ against Spain over Gibraltar
Britain and Spain are locked in a dispute over Gibraltar that that has compounded tensions dating back to 1704. But what is fueling Britain’s control issues over its overseas territory?
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UK drone spend could pay wages of 30,000 new troops
A report into Britain’s spending on military drones over the last five years reveals the most clear evidence yet that the future of warfare is unmanned and remote-controlled.
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Endangered animals ‘need more protection’
The 100 most obscure endangered species suffer from being unknown and need to be better protected to stop them dying out by 2020, a new study has found.
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Costa Allegra rescue operation changes course
A stricken cruise liner owned by the same company as the Costa Concordia is towed by fishing boat to an island in the Seychelles.
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Armed guards to protect British ships from pirates
The prime minister announces armed guards are to be deployed on British ships for the first time to protect them from pirates.
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Kenyan denies kidnapping British holidaymaker
A Kenyan man has denied kidnapping British holidaymaker Judith Tebbutt, whose husband David was shot dead in a remote resort.
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Kidnap of Briton by militants ‘most worrying scenario’
Somali militants could be responsible for killing a British man in Kenya and kidnapping his wife, a Chatham House expert tells Channel 4 News.
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Wife’s tribute to honeymoon shark attack victim
The wife of a British man killed by a shark while the couple were honeymooning in the Seychelles pays tribute to her “handsome and caring” husband.
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Royal couple depart on secret honeymoon
Newly-weds the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have left the UK on their honeymoon to an undisclosed location, St James’s Palace confirm.
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Royal Wedding: ‘Just a small family affair’
“We’re supposed to have a small family affair,” jokes Prince William, as a million people throng the streets – and two billion tune in around the world – for his wedding to Catherine Middleton.
