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Official: Some 2,000 small Indonesian islands may disappear

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At least 2,000 small islands across archipelagic Indonesia may disappear sooner or later as a consequence of excessive mining and other environment-damaging activities, a senior official said on Saturday.

"Uncontrolled mining activities continue to threaten the existence of those small islands but I wonder why nobody, including the hundreds of state and private institutes of higher leaning in the country, speaks up and does something to stop those activities," Antara news agency quoted Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi as saying in Malang. East Java province.

At least 2,000 small islands across archipelagic Indonesia may disappear sooner or later as a consequence of excessive mining and other environment-damaging activities, a senior official said on Saturday.

The minister said more than 24 small islands in the country had already disappeared so far and eight of them used to be part of the Seribu (Thousand) Islands in the Jakarta Bay. Most of the islands that had vanished were uninhabited.

To ensure the legitimacy of Indonesia's ownership over the scattered islands, he said that his ministry had conducted expeditions to inventory them, and was registering them with the United Nations in phases.

So far, the ministry had registered a total of 4,000 islands with the United Nations and would do the same on 6,000 more in the near future.

There are 17,504 major and smaller islands in Indonesia.

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Anna helped organise our accommodation for the trip. She was born and bred in Adelaide and has such a passion for the place, we couldn't go past interviewing her.

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Grand Opening of Atlantis - Part 2

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Robert DeNiro, Lindsay Lohan and Charlize Theron attended the $35 million launch of the world's most expensive hotel.

Around 2,000 VIPs - including A-list actors, models, musicians, sports stars and businesspeople from around the world - enjoyed the opening of Dubai's lavish Atlantis Palms resort Thursday night.

Guests were welcomed in style with a display of one million fireworks, said to be visible from space, and a special hour-long live performance by Kylie Minogue.

Kylie performed a 10-song set, opening with 'On a Night Like This' and closing with 'I Should Be So Lucky'.

For her $2.2 million appearance, she wore a specially-designed gold and black outfit by Jean Paul Gaultier.

Actors including Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Ben Affleck and Rhys Ifans found themselves alongside Mary-Kate Olsen, Dame Shirley Bassey and Lily Allen - who reportedly wore $7.4 million of Chopard diamonds to the bash.

Tennis ace Boris Becker, basketball star Michael Jordan, businessman Sir Richard Branson and Britain's Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, also attended the event.

Lindsay Lohan appeared to have settled her argument with lover, DJ Samantha Ronson, and the couple stayed at the hotel's $29,700-a-night Lost Chambers suite. Samantha also played her biggest DJ set to date at the after-party.

Oprah Winfrey due to be the guest of honor, but was forced to cancel following the recent Los Angeles fires which nearly devastated her home. She was replaced by Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan.

A branch of high class sushi restaurant Nobu - co-owned by Robert DeNiro and Japanese chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa - opened at the resort.

Nobuyuki himself joined other Michelin-starred chefs Santi Santamaria, Michel Rostang, Giorgio Locatelli and 500 other chefs to prepare a lavish buffet for 200 tables.

The resort also includes a dolphinarium and an open air marine centre with over 65,000 types of sea life.

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Around 2,000 VIPs - including A-list actors, models, musicians, sports stars and businesspeople from around the world - enjoyed the opening of Dubai's lavish Atlantis Palms resort Thursday night.

The opening of the £750m Atlantis Hotel in Dubai was celebrated by what's said to have been the world's biggest firework display. There was also a massive star-studded party.

Kylie Minogue reportedly got £2m for performing at the event and was one of around 2,000 guests. Rooms at the hotel aren't cheap though - they go from £550 to £23,000 per night.

The UK celebrity set was well represented at the bash, with Lily Allen putting on a suitably posh frock. Guests at the party also enjoyed lobster and champagne and were looked after by 1,000 waiters.

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Indian commandos open fire at besieged Jewish center

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Indian National Security Guard (NSG) commandos are seen on the roof of a Jewish centre in Mumbai in this frame grab fron Star TV footage November 28, 2008.

National Security Guard commandos prepare a rope to tie onto a railing on the terrace of Nariman Bhavan, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Nov. 28, 2008.

Indian commando comes down a rope to reach the top of Nariman House, a location under siege by suspected militants in Mumbai, India, Friday, Nov. 28, 2008.

Indian commando comes down a rope to reach the top of Nariman House, a location under siege by suspected militants in Mumbai, India, Friday, Nov. 28, 2008.

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125 killed in Mumbai terrorist attacks

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As many as 125 people, including 14police personnel, have been killed in the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the police told Xinhua on Friday morning.

Indian commandos are still battling to flush out militants still resisting in three pockets in the country's financial capital on Friday, over 24 hours after ten near-simultaneous firings and explosions in the vicinity of posh hotels in South Mumbai.

Early on Friday morning, sporadic gunfire and explosions continued at a Jewish center. Police said militants were also still holed up at the Taj Mahal hotel and the nearby Trident Oberoi hotel along with an unknown number of hostages.

An Indian policeman escorts out a survivor from the shooting site after an attack at the Chattrapati Shivaji train station in Mumbai as blood stains the floor amid scattered luggage.

TAJ HOTEL

Commandos killed at least three gunmen at the Taj Intercontinental Hotel late on Thursday and were sweeping another luxury hotel and a Jewish residential complex in search of hostages and trapped people a day after terrorists stormed targets across southern Mumbai.

Occasional bursts of gunfire and explosions were heard from the Taj and the nearby Hotel Trident Oberoi as commandos from the National Security Guard (NSG) threw a ring around the two places and the Nariman Bhavan, a Jewish residential complex, to isolate a small number of gunmen holding hostages, foreigners included.

A foreign guest staying at the Taj Hotel reacts after being rescued by a fireman in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 101 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Mumbai, police said on Thursday.

At last three terrorists were killed at the Taj and one is still holding out, news agencies reported.

"There is one terrorist in the Taj (hotel). He has been injured and I think we will be able to mop up the operation there very quickly," said J K Dutt, Director General of the elite National Security Guards commandos.

Three suspected terrorists, including a Pakistani national, were arrested from the Taj hotel late Thursday night.

All hostages have been freed from the Taj hotel, one of the first of 10 targets of the terrorists.

Union Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said earlier that terrorists had set up control centers inside the two hotels and the operation to flush them out would be over soon. Government sources say security forces are now preparing for a final assault on the Oberoi and Nariman Bhavan.

One terrorist observe the army's movement from a window in the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai, India, Nov. 27, 2008. All hostages at Taj Hotel have been rescued, but there could still be more trapped at Oberoi Hotel, who the Indian security forces were trying to rescue.

NARIMAN HOUSE

At least two or three terrorists are holed up in Nariman Bhawan (House), said Dutt. Reports say four Israelis were among the seven people evacuated from Nariman Bhawan, a Jewish residential complex.

Dutt said the entire operation has slowed down as the commandos are taking precaution for the safety of the holed-up people in all the locations.

"Our first objective has been to ensure safety of the hostages and we have been able to get 145 rescued from the Taj. But after that, the going has been a little slow because each room will have to be sanitized and each room is checked," he said, adding that his commandos were "in total control of the situation" at Nariman Bhavan.

Two grenade blasts were heard at Nariman House early Friday morning. PTI reports at least six terrorists are suspected to be hiding in the three-story Nariman House.

OBEROI HOTEL

Huge flames billowed from an upper floor of the Oberoi hotel, where about 200 people are been trapped, after terrorists exploded grenades and set the roof on fire.

Dutt said two terrorists are holed up in the eighth floor of the Oberoi but the Trident section of the hotel has been cleared.

"As far as Trident is concerned, we have been able to completely clean up and we do not have any report of any terrorist being holed up over there. As far as Oberoi is concerned, yes, we have engaged two terrorists on the eight floor," he said.

The NSG's fight against terrorists is "almost coming to an end", said Mumbai's police chief Hassan Gafoor.

Around two dozen militants in their early 20s, armed with automatic rifles and grenades and carrying backpacks full of ammunition, had fanned out across Mumbai on Wednesday.

At least six foreign nationals and eight terrorists have been killed in the gun fights since Thursday night.

A fire breaks out of the dome of the Taj hotel in Mumbai, India, Nov. 27, 2008. All hostages at Taj Hotel have been rescued, but there could still be some people trapped at Trident Hotel and Nariman House where operations were on to flush out militants, Maharashtra police chief A N Roy said Thursday.

Goods, materials sent to China's Zhongshan Antarctic Station

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A helicopter carries navigational kerosene from China's Antarctic ice breaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, to China's Zhongshan Antarctic Station, on Nov. 26, 2008. Xuelong was blocked by thick ice around the Antarctica during her 25th expedition to Antarctica. To keep up with the schedule, the science expedition team began to send goods and materials by helicopter to China's Zhongshan Antarctic Station under good weather condition.

Mexico city builds 45-meter-high Christmas tree

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Workers build a 45-meter-high Christmas tree in Mexico city, capital of Mexico Nov. 24, 2008.

Workers build a 45-meter-high Christmas tree in Mexico city, capital of Mexico Nov. 24, 2008.

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The discovery of King Scorpion challenged history books that claimed Egyptian civilization arose from foreign invaders.

Thai political turmoil deepens amid continuous protests

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Thousands of chanting protesters wearing yellow T-shirts and waving national flags have demonstrated on two consecutive days in what they say is an effort to topple the Thai government.

Analysts say it would be no easy job to end the years-long political turmoil that has been marked by accusations and unceasing protests and that the turbulence will cause Thailand's economy additional disturbances. 　

Anti-government protesters gesture as they blocked the main road to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport November 25, 2008. Flight operations at Thailand's main international airport were disrupted on Tuesday night after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the terminal building.

CEASELESS PROTESTS

Since late May, Bangkok has seen almost daily anti-government rallies led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) against two successive governments of the People's Power Party (PPP).

The protesters have branded the PPP leaders as puppets of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006coup, and demand that they step down.

Samak Sundaravej, the predecessor of incumbent Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, was forced to resign in September for breaching the Thai Constitution by taking payments for appearing on television cooking shows.

However, Somchai's assumption of office apparently did not satisfy the opposition and demonstrations have not ebbed since.

Simmering tensions flared up again on Oct. 7, when police and anti-government protesters engaged in clashes that killed two people and injured 400 others.

The latest trouble came Tuesday when thousands of protesters swarmed Somchai's temporary headquarters at an abandoned airport in Bangkok.

The blockade marked the second day of what the PAD describes as a "final showdown" with the government in their campaign to oust the Somchai administration.

Chamlong Srimuang, the PAD core leader, has said the group is planning more intense protests and has vowed to topple the government by Wednesday. 　

Police officers stand guard as anti-government protesters blocked the main road at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport November 25, 2008. Flight operations at Thailand's main international airport were disrupted on Tuesday night after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the terminal building.

DIM ECONOMIC GROWTH PROSPECTS

In addition to paralyzing the government, the turbulence would further shake Thailand's economy, which has been struggling amidst the ongoing global financial crisis.

Waves of scuffles, clashes and protests have paralyzed traffic and upset the services sectors, analysts say.

In the third quarter, Thailand's export-driven economy grew at its slowest pace in more than three years, the country's National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has said.

The board said that major services sectors such as manufacturing, hotels and restaurants, transportation and communications have reported slow growth.

Thailand was at the center of the 1997 financial crisis that swept through most Southeast Asian markets and caused devastating economic damage.

Against the backdrop of the current global financial crisis, the worst since the 1930s, Thailand's economic growth would be dim partially because of social instability caused by the continuous protests. 　

Police officers stand guard at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport as anti-government protesters block the main road November 25, 2008. Flight operations at Thailand's main international airport were disrupted on Tuesday night after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the terminal building.

IMMINENT SOLUTIONS POSSIBLE?

In rejecting opposition accusations, Somchai has said that he would not resign and that his government was elected democratically.

"The people are the ones who make decisions, because my government came from an election under the Constitution," the Thai News Agency quoted Somchai as saying.

"Anyone who wanted to overthrow or resist government is a rebellion."

Somchai also said that he would show the utmost restraint and hopes the stalemate could be ended through negotiations.

Meanwhile, rumors of a military coup to topple the government were dismissed Tuesday when Thailand's army chief Anupong Paojindaruled out that possibility.

Anupong said the armed services already had troops prepared to prevent anarchy or any kind of clashes.

Given the hawkish stance of both sides, with neither showing any tendency to concede, an imminent solution for the turbulence would be no easy job, analysts say.

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Adventures in Masai Mara

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Wildebeests, Lions and Cheetahs the Mara is the most predator-packed reserve in the world. We camped for 16days in the park at a community run Masai camp near Talek gate. We cant wait to do it again!

Guanaco Attack

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Down in Patagonia we ran into a new friend. He was curious so i pulled out the camera. Then he Pounced!

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The Grand Opening of Atlantis (DUBAI)

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DUBAI // There was enough pomp and security for a royal wedding at the official opening of the multimillion-dollar Atlantis, The Palm tonight.

Among the A-list arrivals at the hotel was the Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron, who walked the red carpet in a revealing white Grecian gown and sandals.

I just want to see the fireworks, baby, Theron said.

Its going to be a great night. I cant believe theyre doing this in the middle of the sea.

Organisers spent US$20 million (Dh73.5m) to put on the party for 2,000-plus guests, who had to pass through three security checkpoints in their vehicles and another on foot. A few of the biggest stars promised or rumoured did not show, including the chat show host Oprah Winfrey, who stayed in the US, and Ben Affleck, the actor, who flew to visit refugee camps in Congo.

Once inside, guests sipped Dom Pérignon in a crowd that included Lindsay Lohan, the actress; Lily Allen and Natalie Imbruglia, the singers; Michael Jordan, the basketball star; Sarah Ferguson, the duchess of York; and Sir Richard Branson, the business magnate, who attended with his family.

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the executive chairman of Nakheel, the hotel developer and operator, said: Im thrilled and proud. Five years ago where I am standing now was water.

The event featured the worlds largest fireworks show and a private concert from the Australian singer Kylie Minogue, who made her Middle East debut. Giant Arabic mosaics were projected onto the side of the hotel throughout the evening.

The entire artificial palm-shaped island on which the facility lies was locked down several hours before the festivities began.

Anyone without a ticket was refused entry; residents were forced to show a special pass or tenancy contract to access their homes.

A special exclusion zone was established along the coastline, which banned boats from coming within two nautical miles of the shore.

The midnight fireworks show, designed and executed by Grucci, an American firm, lit up a stretch of the shoreline extending 43km with a display that organisers claimed was visible from space.

The guests were treated to a banquet prepared by several Michelin-rated chefs, among them Nobu Matsuhisa and Giorgio Locatelli.

The evening was rounded off at the nearby Royal Afterglow bar where DJs, including Samantha Ronson, a friend of Lohans, played live sets.

The hotel was built as part of a joint venture between Nakheel, which is controlled by the Dubai government, and the hotel operator Kerzner International.

Another Kerzner property, the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, recently reported that bookings are down and laid off about 800 employees.

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Tony Wheeler, one of the founders of Lonely Planet, rediscovers the capital of Syria - Damascus. The oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world, it has a place in history and you can feel it. The winding thoroughfare 'Straight Street' is referred to in the Christian Bible. Other attractions include the Ummayad Mosque, one of the oldest and holiest in the Muslim world, and the walled Old City where you should deliberately get lost. While wandering around, look out for a very strange collection of old American cars that haven't suffered the rust of Havana's more well-known collection.

Hijacked supertanker moors off Somalia as eight pirates escape prison

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The hijacked Saudi-owned supertanker has anchored off the coast of northeastern Somalia while eight pirates escaped from prison in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland, officials said Tuesday.

The Sirius Star, capable of carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil, along with its international crew of 25, was hijacked over the weekend by Somali pirates 450 miles off the coast of the Kenyan port town of Mombasa and has since been heading towards the Somali port town of Harard here in Puntland.

Saudi-owned crude oil supertanker "Sirius Star" is seen in this photograph taken in Rotterdam on October 17, 2008. Pirates who hijacked the Sirius Star off the east coast of Africa are taking the vessel towards a Somali port, the U.S. Navy said on Nov. 17, 2008. Picture taken October 17, 2008. The hijacked Saudi-owned supertanker has anchored off the coast of northeastern Somalia.

"We have reports that the tanker is now moored at Harard here, near where the Ukrainian ship carrying the weapons is being held,"Bile Mohamoud Qabobe, an adviser to the Puntland President told Xinhua by phone from Bossaso, the commercial capital of the region.

"We are concerned about the close proximity between the two ships which could cause disaster for both the local people, the crew on both ships as well as the marine environment," Qabobe added.

Meanwhile, in Bossaso, eight Somali pirates being held at the local central prison have escaped and are now being pursued by the Puntland security forces, Qabobe said.

He denied reports that the escapees included two of nine pirates handed over to Puntland authorities by the French Navy in October.

Some reports from Puntland where piracy is rampant said that the pirates, who are usually better equipped and trained than local forces because of the huge ransom payout they get from hijacked ships, bribed the prison guards for their escape.

The waters off Somalia's coast are considered to be some of the world's most dangerous. Pirates have hijacked more than 30 ships this year and attacked many more.

Most attacks have been in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and north Somalia, a major route leading to the Suez Canal linking Europe and Asia.

Somali pirates wreak havoc along key shipping route

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Attacks by pirates off the coast of Somalia have fiercely intensified, with five vessels reportedly hijacked in the past week, including Saudi-owned supertanker Sirius Star, the largest vessel ever seized at sea.

On Wednesday, a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship was confirmed to have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden near the coast of Yemen.

Saudi-owned crude oil supertanker Sirius Star is seen during its naming ceremony in South Korea in this undated handout picture released on June 18, 2008 and obtained by Reuters on Nov. 18, 2008.

Andrew Mwangura, the East African Coordinator of the Seafarer Assistance Program, said the Delight, operated by an Iranian company and loaded with 26,000 tons of wheat, was bound for the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas when it was hijacked.

He said the fate of the crew or its cargo was not known, adding the ship was likely sailing toward an anchorage site off the Somali coast.

The Sirius Star, with a capacity of 2 million barrels of crude oil, was hijacked by Somali pirates Saturday, some 450 miles (725 kilometers) off the Kenyan port of Mombasa. The supertanker, along with its international crew of 25, has dropped anchor off the Somali port of Harardhere, where a Ukrainian ship loaded with weapons is also being held since being captured in September, regional authorities told Xinhua.

The hijacking of the supertanker was shocking because it highlighted the vulnerability of even very large ships and pointed to widening ambitions and capabilities among ransom-hungry pirates.

Also over the weekend, a Japanese cargo ship carrying 23 crew members, among them five Koreans and 18 Filipinos, was confirmed hijacked by armed gunmen off the coast of Somalia.

On Thursday, a Chinese fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates armed with grenade launchers and automatic weapons off the coast of Kenya and is being held off the southern Somali port city of Kismanyu.

The 24 crew aboard the abducted ship owned by the Tianjin Ocean Fishing Company include 16 Chinese, among them one from China's Taiwan province, one Japanese, three Filipinos and four Vietnamese.

It is the first time that incidents of piracy, usually endemic off the northern and northeastern Somali coast, were reported off the southern coast of the country.

The attack came hours after a Russian-operated cargo ship off the coast of Somalia luckily escaped pirates who had attacked it with grenade launchers and machine guns.

Last Wednesday, a Turkish ship, with 14 crew and 4,500 tons of unspecified chemicals, was also reported to have been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Yemen. It was the second hijacking of a Turkish ship within the past month.

Pirates have been causing havoc in one of the world's most dangerous waters of the Somali coast, which connects Europe to Asia and the Middle East. They have taken millions of dollars in ransom, raised insurance costs and threatened humanitarian supplies.

The hijackings come just as international communities intensified their efforts to combat piracy off Somalia.

The European Union (EU) has recently agreed to deploy an air and naval force off the coast of Somalia to guard sea lanes against piracy. The EU's naval mission, to be in place by next month, is expected to protect vulnerable vessels off the Somali coast and help ensure the delivery of aid.

Ten EU nations have said they will contribute to the EU operation, which is expected to involve four to six ships at any given time, as well as several maritime surveillance aircraft. It will have an initial one-year mandate.

Besides, NATO has already sent a fleet to protect food shipments to Somalia.

Meanwhile, the South Korean government also plans to combat piracy in the area by sending a 4,500-ton destroyer loaded with SM-2 Block IIIA missiles and other cutting-edge weaponry, as well as the Navy's Special Forces.

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Airlie Beach, Australia

Airlie Beach, gateway to the Whitsunday islands has a reputation for being a great place to party, in between sailing trips to the islands. Another must stop location on the backpacker migration up north.

In Airlie I decided that given it is such a big location for back packers, instead of interviewing an Aussie local, I would interview a back packer working at Airlie. A young Irish Lass, Jenni Higgins, working at the local Irish Pub.

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Traveller and film-maker Martin Watego lived in Vietnam for 226 days. While he was there he saw a different side of Vietnam!

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Sally O'Brien has worn out shoes walking through Copenhagen, the bridge between Europe and Scandanavia. By the way, in case you're trying to learn Danish, they all speak English better than you do.

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Spirit Mars rover running out of power

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This undated handout is a NASA illustration of one of its two six-wheeled rovers，Opportunity and Spirit, operating on the surface of Mars, searching for geological evidence about water in the bygone Martial environment.

Due to massive Martian dust storms, NASA's Spirit Mars rover is running out of power, it was announced on Tuesday.

Spirit last communicated with Earth on Sunday, when it reported that its solar arrays had produced just 89 watt-hours of energy, which is much less than the rover needs in a day, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said.

The news came only a day after NASA declared an end to the Phoenix mission to Mars' north pole, the first to sample ice on an alien planet. Dust storms and the approach of winter in the northern hemisphere were blamed for Phoenix's demise.

It is also the least power that either Spirit, or its twin, Opportunity, has produced over the entire life of the mission, which began in 2004.

Spirit's survival might be in jeopardy because the dusty arrays were producing only a third as much power as they were capable of, even before the latest dust storms hit, said John Callas, the rover project manager at JPL in La Canada Flintridge near Los Angeles.

The storms of the last few days have reduced the output even more to 26.5 percent, he said.

The low power levels probably tripped a built-in fault-protection system, which automatically disconnects nearly all the rover's electronics from its batteries to keep them from draining completely. When that happens, mission managers on Earth lose control of the vehicle, Callas said.

"The best chance for survival for Spirit," Callas said, is to avoid a low-power trip, from which the rover might not awake. To avoid draining the batteries, mission managers sent a message to the rover today, ordering it not to communicate with Earth until Thursday when the dust storms have cleared and the solar panels produce more power.

Meanwhile, Opportunity, which has not been compromised by the dust storms to the same extent, is driving to a deep crater.

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A NASA handout image shows the Robotic Arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander with a sample of martian soil.

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months, the U.S. space agency reported on Monday.

As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing enough sunlight for the solar arrays to collect the power necessary to charge batteries that operate the lander's instruments, NASA said in a statement.

Mission engineers last received a signal from the lander on Nov.2. Phoenix, in addition to shorter daylight, has encountered a dustier sky, more clouds and colder temperatures as the northern Mars summer approaches autumn.

The mission exceeded its planned operational life of three months to conduct and return science data. The project team will be listening carefully during the next few weeks to hear if Phoenix revives and phones home. However, engineers now believe that is unlikely because of the worsening weather conditions on Mars.

While the spacecraft's work has ended, the analysis of data from the instruments is in its earliest stages. "Phoenix has given us some surprises, and I'm confident we will be pulling more gems from this trove of data for years to come," said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona.

Launched Aug. 4, 2007, Phoenix landed May 25, 2008, farther north than any previous spacecraft to land on the Martian surface.

The lander dug, scooped, baked, sniffed and tasted the Red Planet's soil. Among early results, it verified the presence of water-ice in the Martian subsurface, which NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter first detected remotely in 2002.

Phoenix's cameras also returned more than 25,000 pictures from sweeping vistas to near the atomic level using the first atomic force microscope ever used outside Earth.

"Phoenix not only met the tremendous challenge of landing safely, it accomplished scientific investigations on 149 of its 152 Martian days as a result of dedicated work by a talented team," said Phoenix Project Manager Barry Goldstein at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Phoenix's preliminary science accomplishments advance the goal of studying whether the Martian arctic environment has ever been favorable for microbes. Additional findings include documenting a mildly alkaline soil environment unlike any found by earlier Mars missions; finding small concentrations of salts that could be nutrients for life; discovering perchlorate salt, which has implications for ice and soil properties; and finding calcium carbonate, a marker of effects of liquid water.

Phoenix findings also support the goal of learning the history of water on Mars. These findings include excavating soil above the ice table, revealing at least two distinct types of ice deposits; observing snow descending from clouds; providing a mission-long weather record, with data on temperature, pressure, humidity and wind; observations of haze, clouds, frost and whirlwinds; and coordinating with NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to perform simultaneous ground and orbital observations of Martian weather.

"Phoenix provided an important step to spur the hope that we can show Mars was once habitable and possibly supported life," said Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "With the upcoming launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, the Mars Program never sleeps."

The optical microscope on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows soil sprinkled from the lander's robot arm scoop onto a silicone substrate in this handout image released on June 13, 2008. This is the first sample collected and delivered for instrumental analysis onboard a planetary lander since NASA's Viking Mars missions of the 1970s.

View from the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the first impression dubbed Yeti and shaped like a wide footprint -- made on the Martian soil by the robotic arm scoop on Sol 6, the sixth Martian day of the mission, (May 31, 2008). Touching the ground is the first step toward scooping up soil and ice and delivering the samples to the lander's onboard experiments.

A white layer visible where the Phoenix Lander robotic arm scooped away the martian soil. NASA said images received on Thursday confirmed that its Phoenix Mars lander has sprinkled a spoonful of Martian soil onto the sample wheel of the spacecraft’s robotic microscope station.

The Enchanted Isles: Galapagos, Ecuador

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A visit to the Enchanted Isles on the isolated Galapagos, will produce unforgetful memories of unique animals and amazing landscapes.

10 Most Amazing Temples in the World

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Tiger's Nest Monastery, perched precariously on the edge of a 3,000-feet-high cliff in Paro Valley , is one of the holiest places in Bhutan

Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Mai, Thailand is unlike any Buddhist temples in the world.

Prambanan is a Hindu temple in Central Java , Indonesia . The temple was built in 850 CE, and is composed of 8 main shrines and 250 surrounding smaller ones.

No one knows exactly when the Shwedagon Paya [wiki] (or Pagoda) in Myanmar was built - legend has it that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was built between the 6th and 10th century.

Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China . The temple was constructed in 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty.

Chion-in Temple [wiki] was built in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo ( Pure Land ) Buddhism, a priest named Honen, who fasted to death in the very spot.

In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient ruin deep in the jungles of Java. What they discovered was the complex of Borobudur , a gigantic structure built with nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m³) of stones. The temple has nearly 2,700 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.

The Harmandir Sahib (meaning The Abode of God) or simply the Golden Temple [wiki] in Punjab , India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism.

The Temple of Srirangam (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple [wiki]), in the Indian city of Tiruchirapalli (or Trichy), is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world (Ankor Wat is the largest of all temple, but it is currently non-functioning as a temple - see below).

Last but definitely not least is the largest temple in history and the inspiration to countless novels and action movies of Hollywood : Angkor Wat.

Prague In Your Pocket - Prague Highlights, Czech Republic

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Prague In Your Pocket editor, Jacy Meyer takes us on a tour of the main tourist sites in Prague including Venceslas Square, the Powder Tower, the Royal Route, Old Town Square, the Astronomical Clock, Prague Castle, Petrin Hill and Petrin Tower.

Medieval Krakow, Poland

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A Lonely Planet author guide to Krakow, the medieval city of art, left-over Communism and bread rings, where people truly care about their culture.

Cocaine Factory, Columbia

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In the jungle-clad mountains of the Sierra Nevada, we visited a cocaine lab run by a coca farmer. How do you make cocaine? Take some coca leaves, a number of nasty substances, add some bullets, some scary para-military soldiers, a dash of guerrillas, some corrupt cops and a pinch of coca farmer, and you've got one of the world's deadliest drug ***tails.

Havana with Martin Watego, Cuba

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Traveller and film maker Martin Watego gives us some history on Havana during his visit, then takes you to a popular nighspot, the Tropicana

World's largest pinata unveiled in Philadelphia, USA

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Spectators get a close up view of a huge record-breaking pinata in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2, 2008. Breaking the Guinness Record for the world's largest pinata, according to an onsite Guinness adjudicator, the giant mock donkey measures 28.5 meters long; 7.2 meters wide and 18 meters tall and is filled with 8,000 pounds (3,628 kilograms) of candy. A wrecking ball is to be used later on Sunday to help smash the pinata during a public event, where Carnival Cruise Lines is producing a television commercial.

Spectators get a close up view of a huge record-breaking pinata in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2, 2008. Breaking the Guinness Record for the world's largest pinata, according to an onsite Guinness adjudicator, the giant mock donkey measures 28.5 meters long; 7.2 meters wide and 18 meters tall and is filled with 8,000 pounds (3,628 kilograms) of candy. A wrecking ball is to be used later on Sunday to help smash the pinata during a public event, where Carnival Cruise Lines is producing a television commercial.

Spectators get a close up view of a huge record-breaking pinata in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2, 2008. Breaking the Guinness Record for the world's largest pinata, according to an onsite Guinness adjudicator, the giant mock donkey measures 28.5 meters long; 7.2 meters wide and 18 meters tall and is filled with 8,000 pounds (3,628 kilograms) of candy. A wrecking ball is to be used later on Sunday to help smash the pinata during a public event, where Carnival Cruise Lines is producing a television commercial.