Indian Ocean

...he does not have enough information to give an answer," Russell Loubser, chief executive of JSE Ltd, said at a seminar in Japan. The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius is one of Africa's most stable and prosperous countries. (Reporting by...

In this article: Mauritius, Africa, and Japan

...intercepted, with virtual impunity from arrest. It calls into question the very legality of continuing to send ships through much of the Indian Ocean. It is therefore imperative that not only must protective escorts be used but that flag...

In this article: International Transport Workers' Federation, Habitat for Humanity, Vietnam, Thailand, Somalia, and Laos

...government and a roadmap to fresh elections are essential for the international community to re-engage with the diplomatically-isolated Indian Ocean island. "We must not hide from the population that the process is difficult. There are...

In this article: Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, Cobalt, Uranium, Didier Ratsiraka, and Albert Zafy

...authorized to speak to media. Poverty and hunger in Somalia are driving up the number of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. © Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be...

In this article: Yemen, All rights reserved, Sana'a, Arabian Peninsula, Horn of Africa, Somalia, and Associated Press

...glory of Kenyaa s "Lunatic Express" Two giraffe watch Kenya's famed "Lunatic Express," the colonial-era railway line that links the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa to Nairobi. (Eamon Kircher-Allen/GlobalPost) Video: The fading glory of...

In this article: Mombasa, Nairobi, Kenya, Christianity, Giraffe, Kenya Railways, Winston Churchill, and Theodore Roosevelt

...star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison holding suspected Somali pirates awaiting trial to highlight the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean. Inmates danced for the movie star and shook his hand as he toured the Shimo La Tewa...

In this article: Nicolas Cage, Mombasa, U.N., Kenya, and U.S.

The ship that is operated from Singapore had been sailing to the Kenyan port of Mombasa but had changed course after being seized near the Indian Ocean archipelago. EU Navfor said on Wednesday that pirates had also attacked the same U.S....

In this article: Alabama, Thomson Reuters, United States, Small business, U.S. Navy, and Reuters

...the first tropical cyclone of the southern Hemisphere cyclone season, in the southern Indian Ocean. When Anja formed on November 14, in the Southern Indian Ocean, about 330 miles south-southwest of Diego Garcia, it was designated Tropical...

In this article: NASA, Joint Typhoon Warning Center, U.S. Navy, Diego Garcia, Washington, and Port Louis, Mauritius

New Delhi, Nov 11 : You might not know when the next cyclone will hit northern Indian Ocean, but you can be sure it will be called Ward and after that it will be Laila. Cyclones derive their names through a systematic procedure laid down...

In this article: WMO, Pacific Ocean, New Delhi, and India Meteorological Department

...win a trip to the Maldives. Here we publish a selection of your best tips and recommendations on destinations in Africa and the Indian Ocean. Published: 2:40PM GMT 09 Nov 2009 Readers' tips includes advice about the Seychelles, where...

In this article: Africa, Dubai, Cape Town, The Sunday Telegraph, St Catherine's Monastery, Seychelles, and Gordon Ramsay