" At a February meeting in Sea Bright, just up the shore from Long Branch, the town's mayor acknowledged, "People fear a heartless government coming in and taking away their land.

WSJ: Battle of the Beach

In February, the SEA said it had been behind an attack on al-Jazeera English's website, and in July the same group gained access to the organisation's Twitter account and began posting stories denouncing the Syrian opposition fighters.

BBC: Al-Jazeera SMS service attacked by pro-Syrian hackers

The State Oceanic Administration accuses Japan's Weekly Post of "sheer nonsense and malicious speculation" following its expose on a Chinese government ship allegedly aiming a machine gun at a Japanese fishing boat near disputed East China Sea islands on 18 February, People's Daily reports.

BBC: China media: Opinions divided on Congress

It is opening up a resort city where temperatures reach 40C in summer, and will be as warm as 10-15C by the sea when the Olympics take place from February 7-23 next year -- with organizers already stockpiling snow due to sporadic falls, Black says.

CNN: February 8, 2013 -- Updated 1159 GMT (1959 HKT)

In February another Super Puma operated by BP crashed in the North Sea.

BBC: Victims of helicopter crash named

And in February 2009 it was discovered that scientists had previously been underestimating the re-growth of Arctic sea ice by an area larger than the state of California (twice as large as New Zealand).

FORBES: Hot Sensations Vs. Cold Facts

Back in February the English website of the news organisation was hacked by a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).

BBC: Al-Jazeera website defaced by pro-Syrian hackers

Ms Bartholomew, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, pleaded guilty at a hearing in April to harassing Mr Walliams between last October and February this year, and was released on bail.

BBC: Walliams' stalker sentence delay

Ms Bartholomew, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, pleaded guilty at a hearing last month to harassing Mr Walliams between last October and February this year, and was released on bail.

BBC: Walliams' stalker faces jail term