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An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.
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Chinese attack submarine angers Tokyo
Japan has reacted angrily after a Chinese attack submarine was spotted near disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Extra tour: Gran Canaria
On the Spanish island, vacationers can experience everything from desert to mountains to rainforest.
1.5C degree goal 'extremely unlikely'
A draft report from the IPCC says only huge and rapid changes to how we live can keep global warming below 1.5 degrees.
Jungle and desert: Gran Canaria
For many people from colder European climes, Gran Canaria is a favorite winter getaway.
Ocean College: Plastic in Panama
Our Ocean College blogger Lisa reports from Panama, where amid the beautiful scenery is a much less welcome sight.
Japan eyes aircraft carriers to counter threats
Japan seeks to reinterpret parts of the constitution that ban the nation from having an offensive military capability.
India: 661 fishermen still missing
India says 661 fishermen are still missing after Cyclone Ockhi swept its southern regions in early December.
Manus Island: Asylum seekers win right to sue PNG
A PNG court says asylum seekers illegally detained on Manus Island can seek compensation for their ordeal.
China keeps building on disputed islands
Construction on disputed islands in the South China Sea has continued apace, according to a US think tank.
Süderoog mystery camera traced to Hull
Bremen maritime rescuers say a boy in England has been identified as the owner of a camera washed across the North Sea.
Neo-Baroque Crete
An unusual house in neo-Baroque style on the Greek island of Crete.
Manus Island asylum-seeker center cleared
Papua New Guinea police have cleared a detention camp for asylum-seekers who are unable to reach Australia.
Police enter Manus asylum detention camp
Papua New Guinea police have entered the abandoned Australian-run Manus Island immigration detention camp.
Manus Island: Papua New Guinea police begin clear-out operation in former detention center
When the camp was shut down in October, hundreds of refugees refused to leave. Police have now come to clear them out.
Neo-Baroque Crete
An unusual house in neo-Baroque style on the Greek island of Crete
A prehistoric perspective on COP23
How would Bonn's prehistoric dwellers have viewed the UN's climate conference from their Rhine river clifftop?
Kiribati, canary in climate coal mine
A tiny Pacific island fights for its life with rising sea levels threatening its very existence
PNG to forcibly evict Manus Island refugees
Authorities have cut off water, power and food to the camp for Australia's unwanted refugees, but many refuse to leave.
Climate Change: The Drowning Fiji Islands
Climate Change: drowning Fiji islands - Russia: 100 years October Revolution - Eastern Germany: dying villages
Kres meets Alfred Finnbogason
Kick off! Life reporter Kres Harrington meets Augsburg’s Icelandic star Alfred Finnbogason.
Kick off! Life #12 "Foreign"
Foreign is that which you are not accustomed to. That can change!
Fiji - island paradise in jeopardy
Global warming threatens the existence of Fiji. Local photographer Aaron March captures the fragile nature of his home.
Manus Island: Police destroy refugee water supply
Hours before their deadline to leave the detention center, tensions run high.
Bangladesh's climate victims lose everything
Every year, some 26,000 Bangladeshi families lose their homes and livelihood due to climate change-induced land erosion.
Papua New Guinea court denies supplies to refugee center
The camp closed on October 31 after the court had found it unconstitutional. But the 600 refugees have refused to move.
How island nations are tackling climate change
Vulnerable island nations are gearing up to make their voices heard at COP23 in Bonn.
Australian rally over Manus refugees' treatment
Hundreds of people have protested in Australia against the situation of refugees on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island.
UN urges Australia to end 'humanitarian' crisis at center
The UN called on Australia's government to do more for 600 refugees who refuse to leave an offshore detention center.
Stockholm - medieval yet modern island city
Exploring the Swedish capital is a wonderful weekend getaway, says DW's Eesha Kheny:
High five: 5 surprising things you can do under the water
Are diving and snorkeling too boring for you? Then dive deeper! Restaurants and museums are opening under the sea.
Germany ease pressure on Jones with Faroe thrashing
The German women’s soccer team got its World Cup qualifying campaign back on track, beating the Faroe Islands 11-0.
All 5 living ex-US presidents stand for unity
Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have delivered a message of unity.
Puerto Rico after the storm
Hurricane Maria destroyed the Puerto Rican village of Salinas. Survivors are trying to rebuild it.
Renewable energy on El Hierro
El Hierro, in the Canary Islands aims to produce all its electricity from renewables.
Manus Island - Inside former asylum camp
Two Iranians have documented the misery of asylum seekers detained on Manus Island and Nauru in the form of a movie.
Australians protest plight of asylum seekers
With one detention center set to close October 31, rights advocates want Australia to accept the asylum seekers.
The new normal?
This summer, parts of Turkey suffered drought and fire - and Istanbul was hit by its biggest rainstorm in 32 years. The last two winters saw the typically mild city buried in snow. With crazy weather becoming the new normal, how is the Turkish capital preparing for climate change?
Oceans protected with new safe havens
The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has plans to create the newest marine sanctuary, to combat overfishing.
Climate change drives people of the sea ashore
Solomon Islanders lived in harmony with nature for generations. Now their entire way of life is vanishing underwater.
Solomon Islanders face rising sea levels
Climate change means the ocean that sustained Solomon Islands' "people of the sea" is becoming an existential threat.
120,000 flee Bali on volcano eruption alert
The number of evacuees that have fled the region around Mount Agung is now more than 120,000.
Giant coconut-eating rat found in Solomon Islands
Scientists have recorded a new species but warn that habitat loss means it is already close to extinction.
Manus refugees relocated to US
A first group of refugees is heading from Papua New Guinea to the US after long stays at Australian-run detention camps.
Of tidal flats and ballot papers
People on the Frisian island of Langeneß are taking the upcoming German election very seriously.
Maria lashes at Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria has wreaked havoc in Puerto Rico after pummeling the islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe.
'Catastrophic' Maria bears down on Caribbean
The "extremely dangerous" hurricane is the second maximum-strength storm to hit the Caribbean this month.
Caribbean islands brace for Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria has developed into a Category 3 storm as the Caribbean's Leeward Islands prepare for impact.
Human trafficking leads to refugee surge in Greece
Smuggling in the Aegean has reached the highest level since last fall as Greek islands face renewed overcrowding.
Irma creates bittersweet travel bonus
On Friday, a cruise ship will not dock where the passengers expected to land when they booked.
Election campaign on the North Sea coast
A calm election campaign in Germany’s smallest electoral districts on the Hallig islands.
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