Earthquake rumbles off Australia's west coast
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.6 struck off the west coast of Australia Sunday, reports the news service AFP.
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UN court ruling puts future of strategic US military base Diego Garcia into question
The UK must return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius "as rapidly as possible," the United Nations' highest court ruled Monday, branding its occupation of the Indian Ocean archipelago illegal.
Search for missing MH370 plane ends but mystery remains
The second search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ended Tuesday after a fruitless 90-day sweep of the southern Indian Ocean.
MH370 search to end on May 29 after four years
The search for flight MH370 will end next week after more than four years, at a cost of tens of millions of dollars spent and with no clue of what happened to the ill-fated plane.
As China concerns grow, India looks to build military presence in Seychelles
The Seychelles is not typically associated with geopolitics. But beyond the white sandy beaches and tropical jungles, the tiny archipelago nation is emerging as a key player in India's battle to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean.
