A bizarre type of giant land turtle thought to have gone extinct 50,000 years ago survived until recently on at least one small Pacific island.Dozens of bones found in a 3,000-year-old archaeological site on Vanuatu belong to a previously-undescribed species of meiolaniid, a turtle family that evolved 50 million years ago and resembled walking fortresses.
Sep 5, 2010
FIFA.com - Twin threat inspires Vanuatu
Vanuatu raised more than a few eyebrows in their final game at the Boys’ Youth Olympic Football Tournament as they dispatched Zimbabwe 2-0 to end their campaign on a high note. And steering the team to their only victory at Singapore 2010 were a pair of twin brothers.
Erupting Vanuatu volcano lures thrill-seeking tourists
MOUNT YASUR, Vanuatu — As the Mount Yasur volcano cracks like thunder, spewing molten rock and billowing clouds of ash, it sends a warm rush of air to tourists watching from its rim.
Amid the roars from the abyss, the hiss of steam, and the thud of large pieces of magma hitting the ashen dust on the other side of the vent, more visitors arrive to view the eruptions in the pre-dawn dark.
Paul Hogan is free to leave Australia after ATO deal
PAUL HOGAN is free to leave the country after reaching an agreement with the Tax Office.
His lawyer, Andrew Robinson, said yesterday that the actor and the Tax Office had agreed on terms, including Hogan providing security, but he did not specify the amount.
Vanuatu's first HIV patient speaks out
When Irene Malachi became the first person in Vanuatu to be diagnosed with HIV, people spat on her on the street.She was sacked from her job, her husband left, and the doctors did not know how to treat her.But Mrs Malachi did not turn her back on the community which had rejected her.
Robert Agius denies defraud plot
Robert Francis Agius was arrested in Perth in 2008 as part of Operation Wickenby, established by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) in 2004 to investigate tax fraud schemes.
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“Sakineh was Tortured” Says Son – Appeal to Europe to Keep Up Pressure on Iran
Interview with son of woman sentenced to stoning for adulteryBlack Swan Opens Venice Film Festival
Standing ovation for Italy’s head of stateGovernment Left President in Dark about Gheddafi Visit
No notice to Quirinale from Prime Minister’s Office or Foreign MinistryBerlusconi Says Wound Has Healed – Deniers Belong to Past
Gheddafi replies that Italy has so far had too little respect for Libyans’ suffering and praises “brave” Berlusconi“Islam is Europe’s Religion” Says Gheddafi to Meeting in Rome
Five hundred women recruited through agency for lecture on Koran. Three convertsMuslims Miss Out as Eight Per Thousand Contribution is Extended
Imam calls for co-operation with Islamic moderatesAtalanta Fans at Berghem Fest Attack Interior Minister Maroni with Smoke Flares
Protest against fan ID card. Maroni: “I’m not talking to them. They can forget about going to matches”When Wall Street Eats Italian
Eataly complex opens in New York as analysts and stockbrokers queue for jobsParents Are Taking Over Children’s University Applications
Seven in ten enquiries come from family members. Charges of mollycoddling rejectedBerlusconi Tells Party Activists to Get Ready for Election
Premier says creation of Fini groups in Parliament is a paradox. Majority’s cohesion to be testedBerlusconi Counters with Confidence Vote on Four Key Issues
September clash on justice, taxes, federalism and southern ItalyBerlusconi’s Call to Get Ready for Elections
After abstentions on Caliendo vote, PM says: “A black page for Fini’s supporters. We go to the country at the first incident”Maroni: Situation Out of Hand - Autumn Election if Government Falls
“The Northern League-PDL pact is written in stone. Napolitano could look for an alternative but he wouldn’t find one”.Italy and BP Scare - Moratorium on Drilling in Mediterranean
First wells in Libyan project 600 kilometres off Sicily to be drilled “within weeks”Survivor Imma: “Lying under Rubble, I Thought about Mum and Dad”
Girl, 10, says she is “not happy about how it ended”. Doctors say she could leave hospital soonPravda World News
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