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TSUNAMI ALERT; Big quake hits IndonesiaAn earthquake of 8.7 magnitude struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents there and in India dashing out of their homes and offices in fear. A tsunami warning was issued for the whole Indian Ocean. The quake struck 3 More… |
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Somali piracy costs global economy $7bnSomali piracy in the Indian Ocean costs the global economy some $7 billion a year, a study said on Wednesday, with ships forced to travel faster over longer routes and increasingly hire armed security guards. "The question for the shippin More… |
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Iran says fires missiles into Indian OceanIran said on Saturday it test-fired two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean earlier this year, the first time it has fired missiles into that sea, according to state television. 'In the month of Bahman (Jan 21-Feb 19) two missile More… |
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Best Western opens first Mauritius hotelBest Western International, a leading hotel chain, has opened its first property in Mauritius, adding the popular Indian Ocean island to its growing list of destinations. Best Western Laguna Beach Mauritius enjoys a picturesque setting on More… |
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Asia marks tsunami's 5th anniversary with prayersThousands of saffron-robed Thai monks chanted and prayed for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Saturday as Asia marked the fifth anniversary of one of history's worst natural disasters. The gathering of monks in Ban Nam Khem, a sm More… |
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Somali pirates threaten to kill Chinese sailorsPirates from Somalia who hijacked a Chinese bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean threatened on Tuesday to execute its 25 Chinese crew members if any rescue operation was attempted. The bulk carrier, which the pirates say is loaded with fuel, w More… |
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Tsunamis turn S Pacific paradise to deadly hellRescuers pulled bodies from the mud and twisted rubble and fished bloated corpses from the South Pacifc off Samoa as the death toll from a series of tsunamis climbed further. A spotter aircraft circled the ocean looking for bodies, droppin More… |
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Maldives president wins landmark pollMaldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom won a landmark referendum on Sunday to adopt a US-style presidential system in the remote Indian Ocean island chain, in a vote seen as an acid test for Asia's longest serving ruler. Gayoom had advoca More… |
