Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cyclone Chida, a powerful category four storm, ripped through communities in the southern Indian Ocean off the coast of east ...

March 5 (Reuters) - Shipping company MSC said on Thursday it would implement a "war surcharge" for cargoes moving to African ...

Four small coral islands, an atoll and a reef in the Indian Ocean are at the centre of geopolitical tensions between France and Madagascar. Although they cover just 16 square miles of land and have no ...

A speck in the Indian Ocean holds one of the world's most fascinating mysteries. North Sentinel Island is roughly the size of Manhattan, but it remains one of the least understood places on Earth.

MORONI, Comoros (AP) — The islands of Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean were bracing for Cyclone Chido on Friday as the intense tropical storm whirred its way toward Africa’s east ...

Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island nearly 2,000 miles from the East African coast, boasts clear-blue waters, pristine beaches — and a US-UK military base at the heart of the great-power chess ...

Speaking with NDTV, Sajith Premadasa, Leader of Opposition in Sri Lanka emphasised the critical need for the Indian Ocean region to remain peaceful and not become part of any conflict.

WASHINGTON — The United Kingdom is on the cusp of returning one of its last colonies to its native inhabitants, but national security experts say the move could have dire consequences for the US, ...

Shipping group CMA CGM has reinforced its Europe / Indian Ocean & Australia offering by upgrading its NEMO service, which liaises North Europe and the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean Islands and ...

From diving with elusive thresher sharks in the Philippines to learning about local Melanesian culture in Vanuatu, these ...