A Ministry of Fisheries official said that the government is trying to trace the whereabouts of the fishermen through diplomatic channels. July 02, Colombo: Twenty fishermen who sailed for deep sea fishing from the fishing harbors in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka are reported missing. The fishermen have sailed in multi-day fishing crafts from Gandara, Kottegoda, Dikwella and Devundara fishing harbors and are incommunicado for several days, the relatives say. Meanwhile sources said...

A year-long investigation by The Washington Post uncovered details of how in November 2001 - two months after the September 11 atrocities - Vice-President Cheney went behind the backs of the secretary of state, Colin Powell, and the national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, to deny foreign terrorist suspects access to a court. Vice-President Dick Cheney was personally responsible for American policies that subjected terrorist suspects to cruelty and denied them the right to a fair...

Three weeks ago, about a dozen homeless people and the volunteers who work with them appealed to Portsmouth officials to improve its services for the homeless during the summer. The meals will supplement the work of Portsmouth Volunteers for the Homeless, which coordinates dinner daily in the winter and twice a week in the summer at local churches. In response, Portsmouth leaders are spending about $118,000 to open a summer shelter, provide nightly meals at Oasis Social Ministry, and help...

The proposal is expected to include restrictions on the number of cackling Canada geese and dusky geese hunters can bag - restrictions similar to those in place in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Officials established dusky Canada geese hunting restrictions in recent years to protect the species from extinction after numbers started declining due in part to changes in their habitat caused by the 1964 Alaskan earthquake. Cackling Canada geese hunting restrictions are in place to protect the...

According to a recent report by Global Water Intelligence, the worldwide desalination industry is expected to grow 140 percent over the next decade. Opening a small spigot at the end of a fat pipe, plant operator Joel del Rio fills a plastic glass with what he says will taste "like regular bottled water. According to a recent report by Global Water Intelligence, the worldwide desalination industry is expected to grow 140 percent over the next decade. The plant is a pilot project for the...

In a statement, Fisheries Minister Tom Rideout says it's hoped the scholarship will lead to more groundfish research including stock assessment and population dynamics. It's been 15 years since Ottawa declared a moratorium on northern cod, and federal scientists say they see little evidence that the fish population is recovering. The scholarship, which will provide $5,000 for a two-year postgraduate program, is open to Memorial University students specializing in fisheries studies and research.