China's expanding presence in the Indian Ocean could help it secure critical energy transit routes and protect its sea lines of communication, while deepening strategic ties with Africa, Europe ...

The naming of the Indian Ocean has sparked debate for centuries, with Indonesia and Pakistan objecting to India's prominence ...

This isn’t just another crack in the earth. It has the power to change global maps, reshape political borders, and give rise to Earth’s sixth ocean.What may seem like a localized rift is, in ...

FILE - A worker installs names of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on the wall of the Tsunami Museum ahead of the 10th anniversary of the killer waves in Banda Aceh, Aceh province ...

What's happening in Northern Africa to make a new ocean? Scientists aren't certain a new ocean will form, but they say the geologic implications of the plates pulling apart indicate it's likely.

LAMU, Kenya—Al Qaeda militants are disrupting one of Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, forestalling Kenya’s plans for establishing a new regional trade hub on the Indian Ocean ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its ...

The South-West Indian Ocean seascape is an increasingly contentious geopolitical space. It is also significant for Africa’s security and development. So when Al Jazeera provided satellite imagery and ...

The president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros was "slightly injured" in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader on Friday, his office said.. President Azali ...

What's happening in northern Africa to make a new ocean? Scientists aren't 100% certain a new ocean will form, but they say the geologic implications of the plates pulling apart indicate it's likely.

The Indian Ocean season thus far has completed two successful iterations dedicated to Africa's Indian Ocean rim with themes on "Reimagining Mobilities/Immobilities in the Indian Ocean", which took ...

Iceland sits atop a similar rift area as Northern Africa, and it's possible to scuba dive into a lake that has formed between the separating areas.. When was the last time we got a new ocean? Without ...