Indian ocean
Mauritius imposes fresh lockdown after 14 local COVID cases
"We had no other choice but total containment in order to prevent the spread of the virus and protect the population," Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth...
Officials in Madagascar issued a red alert for the western Boeny region, projecting that the tropical cyclone would make landfall on Monday afternoon.
Widespread malnutrition and low rates of immunisation on the Indian Ocean island have ramped up the killing power of the highly infectious virus.
On the eve of Mandela100, one of Madiba’s legacies has reached fruition, on the 'SA Agulhas II'.
The state-of-the-art research vessel returned to South Africa from the Comoro Islands and Tanzania.
Dozens of scientists have gathered on the 'SA Agulhas II', to determine just how healthy the Indian Ocean is.
The experts will test the health of the sea's ecosystem by using a Conductivity Depth Temperature (CTD) device.
This voyage marks 50 years since the first Indian Ocean research expedition.
DThe vessel will be deployed to help conduct wide-ranging marine research in the ocean.
Ten of the dead were members of the same family and were heading to a local airport to catch a flight to Mombasa on Sunday.
Marine biologists say the invasive species of jellyfish are making their way through the Suez Canal.
Flight MH370 disappeared without a trace in March flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
Australia vowed to keep searching for the missing Malaysian plane despite no sign of any wreckage.
The Bluefin-21 will keep scouring the Indian Ocean floor after it finishes its current targeted search.
The drone was forced to end its first deployment into what was meant to be a 16-hour operation.
Efforts are now focused on two areas about 2,240 km northwest of Perth.
The signals bring to four the number of overall pings detected in recent days within the search area.
11 military aircraft, four civilian aircraft and 14 ships are taking part in the search.
Officials say the hunt was at a critical stage as the batteries of the plane's black box were dying.