News: Indian Ocean

We have started to collect the most important news related to Indian Ocean in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Indian Ocean – overview

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• April 1st 2013 – March 28th 2012
• March 1st 2012 – August 16th 2011
• August 9th 2011 – November 29th 2010
• November 15th 2010 – April 6th 2010
• April 5th 2010 – October 29th 2009
• October 20th 2009 – April 26th 2009
• April 20th 2009 – October 29th 2008
• October 18th 2008 – August 3rd 2006
• June 28th 2006 – December 26th 2005

Indian Ocean: news

VIDEO: Floods wreak havoc in Mauritius

Monday, April 1st 2013, 2:58
related countries: India, Mauritius

A day of national mourning has been declared on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, where at least 11 people have died in severe floods.
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Deadly floods hit Mauritian capital

Sunday, March 31st 2013, 18:59
related countries: India, Mauritius
related places: At, Port Louis

At least 11 people have died after sudden rains caused flooding in the Mauritian capital Port Louis, officials on the Indian Ocean island say.
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Parts of ancient continent found

Monday, February 25th 2013, 0:13
related countries: India

Fragments of an ancient continent are buried beneath the Indian Ocean, a new study suggests.
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Cyclone lashes island of Reunion

Thursday, January 3rd 2013, 11:49
related countries: France, India, Reunion

An Indian Ocean cyclone lashes the French island of Reunion, where residents have been told to stay indoors amid torrential rain.
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Maldives MP killed outside home

Tuesday, October 2nd 2012, 10:45
related countries: India, Maldives

A member of parliament in the Maldives is stabbed to death at his home amid political turmoil in the Indian Ocean nation.
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Arrest over missing UK yachtsman

Monday, July 30th 2012, 11:35
related countries: India, United Kingdom

A man is arrested in connection with the disappearance of a British yachtsman who went missing in the Indian Ocean
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UK in piracy deal with Mauritius

Friday, June 8th 2012, 16:20
related countries: India, Mauritius, United Kingdom

The UK signs a deal with Mauritius allowing suspected pirates caught by the Royal Navy to be transferred to the Indian Ocean Island for prosecution.
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VIDEO: The real-life Robinson Crusoe

Sunday, April 29th 2012, 5:46
related countries: India, Seychelles

An 86-year-old Yorkshire man, Brendon Grimshaw may have lived alone for many years on the tiny island paradise of Moyenne in the Seychelles in the middle of the Indian Ocean since he bought it in 1962 for £8000, but he is rarely lonely.
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VIDEO: Aceh quakes trigger tsunami alert

Wednesday, April 11th 2012, 13:05
related countries: India, Indonesia

An Indian Ocean tsunami alert is in place after two huge quakes off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province.
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Australia coy on US spy base plan

Wednesday, March 28th 2012, 7:30
related countries: Australia, India, United States

Australia plays down a report it plans to allow a US air base on islands in the Indian Ocean, calling such a move "down the track".
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April 1st 2013 – March 28th 2012March 1st 2012 – August 16th 2011August 9th 2011 – November 29th 2010November 15th 2010 – April 6th 2010April 5th 2010 – October 29th 2009October 20th 2009 – April 26th 2009April 20th 2009 – October 29th 2008October 18th 2008 – August 3rd 2006June 28th 2006 – December 26th 2005