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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.
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New frontiers
The balmy Indian Ocean island of Mayotte is now a part of France, and thus, the EU's newest outpost.
Patience wears thin
Locals on the Italian island of Lampedusa complain they're being swamped by African migrants.
No Chernobyl
A senior associate for Carnegie's Nuclear Policy Program speaks to DW about the Fukushima crisis.
euromaxx deluxe - The Greek Island of Aegina
We visit a modern house on the island of Aegina, west of Athens. The island belongs to the Saronic Islands. They are popular with people wanting to get away from the hustle and bustle of the Greek capital. We visit the home of Greek glass artist Costa Varotsos who has lived there since the mid 1990's.
Failed policy
Commentator Stefan Troendle says Italy's refugee crisis shows a failed immigration policy.
Territorial dispute
Russia and Japan fail to resolve their row over an island chain during frosty talks in Moscow.
Dark skies
Sark, population 600, is now the world's first community designated to have no light pollution.
North Korean restraint
North Korea says it will not respond to a South Korean military exercise on Yeonpyeong island.
South Korean islanders fear another attack
Most of the residents of Yeonpyeong Island have fled since last week's shelling.
Sailor strike
Greek sailors extend their strike, leaving hundreds of islands without ferry services.
Cambodians grieve victims of deadly stampede
On Thursday, Cambodia mourned hundreds of people who died in a bridge crush earlier this week.
Cross-border attack
North Korea shells a South Korean border island, killing two and injuring others.
Spat between Japan and China over disputed islands overshadows APEC summit
Japan's premier says he will raise territorial issues if bilateral talks with the Chinese president are set this week.
Japan displays anger over Russian president's visit to disputed islands
A diplomatic row has erupted between Russia and Japan after President Dimitry Medvedev made a stop-over on one of the Kuril islands.
US backs ASEAN states on disputed islands
The Secretary of Defense has disagreed with China on territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Migration – Episode 01 – Difficult Illegal Way: Senegal – Canary Islands
Today, many young Africans leave home to seek greener pastures in the EU. But why do they leave? What awaits them on their journey? And what does that mean for those who stay behind? Join us to find out!
Discover Germany
Berlin represents the growing together of East and West like no other place in Germany.
Discover Germany
Join a biologist on a tour of the North Sea island of Foehr.
Just paper and ink
Berlin's remaining letterpress printers are an island of tradition in an otherwise modern city.
Malaysia closes diving sites hit by coral bleaching
Environmentalists have been warning against the bleaching of corals caused by rising temperatures.
Tracking an 'ice island'
A 260-square kilometer 'big wall of ice' has split off Greenland and is heading towards Canada.
Ameland abuse
Three German teenagers have owned up to sexually assaulting younger boys at a summer camp.
Saving the Maldives
The rising sea threatens the Indian Ocean island state. The government is trying to stem the tide.
Looming disaster
Island nations have been hardest hit by climate change. And now they're trying to fight it.
Discover Germany
Visit the island of Sylt, nestled between the Wadden Sea coastal mudflats and the North Sea.
Art on a lake
An atoll of large-scale art installations in western Germany invites visitors to rethink energy.
Fresh flight disruptions
A cloud of ash coming from an Icelandic volcano is again disrupting European air travel.
Oil spill
One Gulf of Mexico oil leak is contained and hopes are set on using a 'dome' to cover another
Race against time
Rising sea levels are threatening the very existence of small island states in the Southern Pacific.
Water woes
Rising sea levels have severely affected water quality on the island nation of Micronesia.
Eco energy in the Canaries
A leader in green energy, Spain wants to run one of its islands fully on wind and hydropower.
Coping with climate change
Islands in the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean are grappling with climate change.
Islands in a bind
Islands are at huge risk as a result of climate change. Its residents are now taking action.
Climate change removes one source of dispute between Bangladesh and India
A tiny island in the Bay of Bengal - known as Talpatti Island to the Bangladeshis and New Moore Island to the Indians - has vanished without a trace. Experts in Kolkata on Thursday said fishermen had confirmed this.
Negros' fragile coastline
On a Philippine island locals are reviving a natural ally to protect eroding coastlines.
Mass-landing
France is investigating the landing of 124 illegal immigrants on the island of Corsica.
Long-distance protest
The Pacific island nation of Micronesia is complaining to the Czech Republic over its coal power.
Botched take-off
An Air Berlin jet with 165 passengers and six crew members skidded off the runway in Dortmund.
Cyclones in Madagascar
Madagascar is famous for its flora and fauna. But every year cyclones tear through the island.
Illegal immigration
The recession has made the job of the EU's border security agency Frontex a lot easier.
Forest fires
Thousands have been evacuated on Spain's Canary islands to escape forest fires.
Wildfires rage across the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia
Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle blazes, which are being fuelled by record-high temperatures and summer winds. On Sardinia, between 15,000 and 25,000 hectares have already gone up in smoke.
Exploring the universe
A huge telescope expected to aid in important discoveries has been inaugurated on the Canary Islands
OSCE Summit
Foreign ministers from the OSCE are looking to revamp the European security apparatus.
Illegal immigration on the Canary Islands is dwindling
Fewer illegal immigrants from Africa are arriving on the Canary Islands as the Spanish economic crisis bites and border controls are tightened.
Hardliners ahead
According to early results, nationalists are likely to win the Turkish Cypriot vote.
Museum Unveiled
After 11 years of renovation work, Berlin celebrated the presentation of the Neues Muesum.
Financial Crisis
Still reeling from its economic collapse, Iceland is looking for help on many fronts.
Greek Island Lesvos faces immigrant problems
Local residents on the Mediterranean island Lesvos fear illegal immigrants ruining the tourist trade.
Madrid Crash
Officials are searching for clues to the Madrid plane crash that killed more than 150 people.
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