Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka Completes Controversial $1 Billion Port Deal With China
Sri Lanka on Saturday sealed a billion-dollar deal to let a Chinese state firm take over a loss-making port in a move...
Sri Lanka Signs Deal On Port With China
Sri Lanka has signed a $1.1bn (£837m) deal with China for the control and development of the southern deep-sea port of...
#BigJulyGetAway Patrons Touch Down In Johannesburg
Participants of the #BigJulyGetAway landed at the OR Tambo International Airport at Johannesburg, South Africa on...
Top Madagascar Politician Dies of Gunshot Wounds
A veteran political figure in Madagascar has died of gunshot wounds at his home, police said on Friday, after posting...
#BigJulyGetAway Participants Leave Mauritius For Joburg
The 38 patrons of Citi FM’s leisure trip are heading to Johannesburg, South Africa, after spending four nights on the...
Patrons ‘boogie’ To Live Band Music In Mauritius [Video]
Patrons of Citi FM’s #BigJulyGetAway were on Thursday treated to great traditional Mauritian music in the likes of...
UN Urges Maldives To End Parliament Blockade
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the government in the Maldives to lift a blockade of parliament...
China and India Locked In High-Stakes, High-Altitude Border Row
A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions...
Sri Lanka Finalises $1.12 Bn Port Deal With China
Sri Lanka's government Tuesday approved the sale to China of a majority stake in a loss-making but strategically-sited...
Participants Enjoy Cruise On Indian Ocean [Photos]
Participants of Citi FM’s “Big July Get Away” on Tuesday had the experience of their lifetime cruising on the...
Sri Lanka Navy Rescues Two Elephants Washed Out To Sea
Two young elephants washed out to sea were saved from drowning Sunday by the Sri Lankan navy in the second such...
MH370 Search Reveals Hidden Undersea World
The painstaking search for missing flight MH370 has uncovered a previously unknown undersea world of volcanoes, deep...
China To Open First Overseas Military Base In Djibouti
Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility...
Accidental Internet Cut-Off Hits Somalia Hard
Last month, a baby was born in the Somali capital Mogadishu with a terrible eye defect that requires treatment abroad....
India Holds Naval Exercises With US, Japan
India began holding naval exercises with the United States and Japan off its south coast on Monday, seeking to forge...
Philippine Police Arrest Rare Sea Turtle Poachers
Philippine police said Friday they had seized 70 dead hawksbill marine turtles, a critically endangered species...
At UN, US Accuses Iran of Flouting Resolution
The United States on Thursday accused Iran of "repeatedly and deliberately" violating a UN resolution that endorsed the...
Kenya Delays Early Oil Export By Three Months
Kenya has delayed plans to export its first oil in June by three months to better negotiate revenue sharing with the...
Talks Between Modi and Trump Get Off To A Positive Start
President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading India towards economic prosperity, as the...