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An overview of French Polynesia, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media
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The first comprehensive inventory of the sea and land animals living in a polar region has been carried out by British and German scientists.
Two year after pledging to protect 10% of the oceans, governments have protected less than 1%, a survey finds.
The new president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, is sworn in at a ceremony in the capital, Male.
The Maldives' new president says he wants to buy a new homeland for his people in case rising sea-levels make them homeless.
Two mockingbirds, which helped Charles Darwin develop his theory on evolution, are to go on public display for the first time.
The captain of a Philippines ferry that capsized killing 42 people is detained over allegations the vessel was overloaded.
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A ferry overturns in strong winds in the central Philippines, leaving at least 39 people dead, police say.
A chronology of key events.
The BBC's Adam Mynott reflects on the demise of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoum of the Maldives after 30 years in power
Swedish entry Ericsson 4 breaks the world 24-hour distance record for a monohull yacht during the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
The defeated Maldives president, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was Asia's longest serving leader until October 2008.
Voting ends in a presidential run-off in the Maldives between President Gayoom and challenger Mohamed Nasheed.
Church leaders in Tanzania oppose a proposal to establish Islamic courts saying they will create religious tension.
The BBC's Paul Reynolds looks at why the Chagos islanders lost their final legal appeal to return home.
Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom will face a former political prisoner in a run-off vote on 29 October to decide landmark multi-party elections.
British Olympian Ian Walker skippers Irish entry Green Dragon as eight teams set sail in the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday.
Voting in the Maldives first multi-party presidential election goes to a second round after President Gayoom fails to win outright.
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