31.   Tiny Pacific island becomes haven for asylum-seeking Iraqi Kurds.

32.   With so much at stake, Velazquez urged unity among Puerto Ricans who often squabble over issues such as whether the island should become a state.

33.   With the increasing liberalization of the Jamaican economy over the last five years, Davies said the island is becoming an attractive site for foreign investors.

34.   Greek Cypriots blame Denktash for his insistence that the island become a confederation of two states, which they see as de-facto recognition of his self-declared TRNC.

35.   If China scrapped the meeting, it could encourage an already sizeable movement in Taiwan that wants the island to become independent, analysts said.

36.   The outbound projects did not include investment in China, where the export-oriented island has become the second largest investor after Hong Kong.

37.   The uninhabited islands became the source of potential regional conflict after a right-wing Japanese group built a lighthouse on one of the islets in mid-July.

38.   Jamaicans have mixed feelings about having the queen as their head of state as the debate continues as to whether the island should become a republic.

39.   Still, the island has since become a major trade partner for Japan.

40.   Taiwan on Thursday refuted US charges that the island had become an important transit center for illegal drugs en route to the United States despite increased enforcement efforts.