Indian Ocean
Malaysia Airlines To Track Planes With Satellites
Malaysia Airlines has become the first carrier to sign up to a new satellite flight tracking system for its fleet. It...
South Africa Court Drops Case Against Penguin Thieves
A court in South Africa Wednesday dropped the case against two students who freed a penguin from a marine park and...
North Korea Tension: US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To Korean Peninsula
A US aircraft carrier and other warships did not sail towards North Korea – but went in the opposite direction, it...
US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To N Korea
The USS Carl Vinson (left) and other warships were in the Indian Ocean over the weekend A US aircraft carrier and other...
US Again Puts Faith In China To Rein In North Korea
After a few days of saber-rattling, US President Donald Trump's administration has reverted to the same North Korea...
Mattis In Riyadh To Boost US-Saudi Alliance
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both...
Somali Security Forces Free Hostages Held By Pirates
Somalia security forces on Wednesday freed eight sailors who had been taken ashore by pirates after they were chased...
Madagascar Deports Suspected Kenyan Drug Kingpin
Ndechumia Bilali Kimali is due to appear in court on drug trafficking charges A Kenyan accused of being the mastermind...
Hijacked Indian Cargo Ship Rescued But 8 Crew Missing
Somali security forces have liberated an Indian cargo ship from the pirates who hijacked it, but only two of the...
New Army Chief Survives Deadly Mogadishu Bomb Blast
Somalia's new military boss has survived a suspected suicide car bomb attack that has killed at least 15 people,...
Gene Sleuths Open Line of Attack On Coral-Killing Starfish
The beast goes by the Latin monicker of Acanthaster planci, but it is known to us as the crown-of-thorns -- a venomous...
Houthi Rebels In Yemen Threatening Strategic Strait
Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other...
Madagascar Team Advance In 2019 AFCON Qualifiers
Madagascar won successive Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time since 2007 by defeating Sao Tome e...
Maldives Exiled Leader Nasheed Vows To Take Parliament
The exiled former leader of the Maldives Sunday announced plans to take control of the national parliament after...
Congolese Scores First Super Tries As Lions Win
Democratic Republic of Congo-born Madosh Tambwe scored his first Super Rugby tries as Golden Lions won 42-19 at...
Saudi King Cancels Maldives Visit Over Swine Flu Fears
The Saudi king has cancelled a scheduled visit to the politically-troubled atoll nation of the Maldives because of an...
UK Cruise Ship Damages Pristine Indonesian Coral Reef
A British-owned cruise ship has smashed into pristine coral reefs, causing extensive damage in a remote corner of...
British Cruise Ship Damages Pristine Indonesian Coral Reef
A British-owned cruise ship crashed into pristine coral reefs, causing extensive damage in a remote corner of Indoneisa...
UK Cruise Ship Damages Pristine Indonesian Coral Reef
A British-owned cruise ship has smashed into and damaged pristine coral reefs in a remote corner of Indonesia known as...