1. But both sides are said to agree that Moscow is doing more at the Arctic island, Novaya Zemlya, than it has acknowledged. 2. A fierce wind blew eight vehicles, including an ambulance and two buses, off a highway across an Arctic island Wednesday, without causing injuries. 3. A Russian helicopter crashed on an Arctic island after an apparent engine failure, killing both crew members, officials said Tuesday. 4. A woman trapped in an outhouse by a polar bear was rescued by the more or less bare courage of her boyfriend on an arctic Norwegian island. 5. Four decades after they were shipped by icebreaker to desolate Arctic islands, a handful of Inuit families have won millions of dollars in compensation for their hardships. 6. Nonetheless, the Arctic island has increasingly become a popular destination for lovers of the outdoors. 7. The Arctic island is a semiautonomous territory that is part of Denmark. 8. The only thing that went right for five students on a wilderness trek on the Arctic islands of Svalbard was that they survived at all. 9. The well-heeled group will visit Arctic islands and listen to lectures en route to the pole during a two-week round trip. |