# Indian Ocean

This year

2023

Thousands protest against French government's migration plans

The bill would make a minimum level of French a requirement for a multi-year residence permit and allows for mandatory fingerprinting.

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Apr 29th 2023, 6:32 PM

All time

# Reunion island

Hand of missing Scottish tourist found in tiger shark’s stomach

The 44-year-old man disappeared while snorkelling off Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.

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Nov 7th 2019, 1:12 PM

# Chagos Islands

The UN has voted 116-6 that the UK should give up control of the Chagos Islands

Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly are not legally binding but they do carry political weight.

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May 23rd 2019, 5:36 PM

# indian ocean territory

Britain should give up control of Chagos Islands 'as rapidly as possible' - UN court

The International Court of Justice said in a legal opinion that Britain had illegally split the islands from Mauritius.

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Feb 25th 2019, 11:03 PM

# gregor mcguckin

Irish yachtsman who was marooned in Indian Ocean on way back to Australia

The two men were left waiting for help in a remote part of the Indian Ocean.

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Sep 25th 2018, 7:27 AM

# Indian Ocean

Mystery unsolved: Private search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is called off

Ocean Infinity stood to make up to $70 million if the plane was found.

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May 29th 2018, 8:55 AM

# widespread panic

Highly contagious plague kills 30 people in Madagascar

Madagascar has a history of plague outbreaks almost every year since 1980, often sparked by rats fleeing forest fires.

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Oct 4th 2017, 10:04 PM

# Malaysia Airlines

Search for missing flight MH370 called off after 3 years

The Malaysia Airlines aircraft disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March, 2014.

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Jan 17th 2017, 7:06 AM

# Indian Ocean

Washed up engine part and work table 'almost certainly' from missing flight MH370

The two pieces were found 220km apart in December and February.

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May 12th 2016, 8:35 AM

# swimming ban

Island at centre of MH370 find is hounded by sharks

At least 18 people have been attacked and seven have been killed since 2011.

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Aug 12th 2015, 6:52 PM

# MH370

Island 'on alert' as more plane wreckage washes up

Could it be from the doomed Malaysian Airlines flight?

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Aug 2nd 2015, 2:49 PM

# Indian Ocean

Washed up wing debris confirmed as Boeing 777, the same plane as missing MH370

It’s looking more and more like the debris is from the doomed airliner.

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Jul 31st 2015, 3:25 PM

# NEW AREA

No one is giving up in the search for MH370

“We are confident we have the best search equipment .. if the plane is in the area we will find it.”

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Apr 16th 2015, 8:51 AM

# ten years on

Flashback: The massive devastation caused by the tsunami which tore lives apart

Today is the tenth anniversary of the devastating 2004 tsunami which hit thirteen countries from Africa to Thailand.

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Dec 26th 2014, 7:45 AM

# long shot

Have scientists discovered a recorded sound of MH370 crashing into the Indian Ocean?

Australian researchers say it’s unlikely, but they’re investigating it.

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Jun 4th 2014, 4:30 PM

# Black Box

No MH370 debris found where underwater pings were detected

A US Navy official queried whether the missing plane ever went there.

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May 30th 2014, 8:39 AM

# Flight MH370

"Highly unlikely" surface wreckage from missing Malaysia plane will be found

It has been forty days since the search began in the remote ocean off the Western Australian coast.

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Apr 28th 2014, 8:02 AM

# Flight MH370

Ninth sub search for missing plane returns empty-handed

The cost of the ongoing search for flight MH370 is ‘not an issue’, Australia said.

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Apr 23rd 2014, 7:58 AM

# critical juncture

MH370 search: "We have pursued every possible lead presented to us at this stage"

Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the search is at a “very critical juncture”.

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Apr 19th 2014, 3:29 PM

# Mystery

Sub searching for missing Malaysia plane reaches 'record depths'

It’s on its fifth seabed mission, and reached a record depth of 4,695 metres.

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Apr 18th 2014, 11:56 AM

# Malaysia Airlines

MH370 searchers hopeful of finding wreckage within 'days'

Four transmissions have been detected by an Australian ship from what is believed to be the plane’s black box.

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Apr 9th 2014, 7:14 AM

# Q and A

MH370: What do we know? What have we yet to find out?

Here are some of the key questions in the search so far…

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Apr 7th 2014, 3:15 PM

# MH370

Teams detect three underwater signals in search for missing plane

More ships and planes were diverted to the area in the Indian Ocean today to investigate whether they could have come from the plane’s black box.

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Apr 6th 2014, 7:54 PM

# HMS Tireless

British nuclear sub joins search for MH370 as time is running out to find black box

Despite extensive scouring ships and planes have so far found nothing that would indicate a crash site.

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Apr 2nd 2014, 9:27 AM

# Missing Flight

Daughter of MH370 pilot accuses Daily Mail of 'making up' quotes from her

Aishah Zaharie is quoted by the paper as calling her father ‘disturbed’ but she claims the paper invented her words.

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Mar 31st 2014, 8:37 AM

# Ad fail

British Airways has apologised for this unfortunate Indian Ocean flight ad

Oh dear.

51.5k

Mar 27th 2014, 4:42 PM

# MH370

Thailand spots 300 floating objects in Indian Ocean as weather halts search

The pictures were taken by Thailand’s only earth observation satellite on Monday.

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Mar 27th 2014, 9:03 AM

# search goes on

122 new objects spotted in the Indian Ocean, but nobody's sure they're MH370

Two objects seen from a civil aircraft appeared to be rope, and that a New Zealand military plane spotted a blue object.

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Mar 26th 2014, 1:14 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Mar 24th 2014, 4:54 PM

# Capsized

Two dead as asylum-seeker boat carrying 95 capsizes

A woman and a young child have died after an overloaded boat carrying 95 asylum-seekers travelling to Australia sank in the Indian Ocean.

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Mar 25th 2013, 9:47 AM

# Maldives

This island is a toxic dump in the centre of paradise

Thilafushi, an artificial island in the middle of the Maldives archipelago, is the dumping ground for Malé and luxury hotels.

15.7k

Mar 19th 2013, 7:15 AM

# mauritia

Prehistoric Indian Ocean mini-continent found

Scientists have dubbed the slab ‘Mauritia’, as it was found under the island of Mauritius.

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Feb 24th 2013, 7:35 PM

# Indian Ocean

146 presumed dead in Tanzania ferry accident

Rescue efforts have been called off with 77 people still missing after the sinking in the Indian Ocean.

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Jul 21st 2012, 1:11 PM

# geology rocks

7 stunning natural wonders you really should see

The Giant’s Causeway was rightly spotlighted in this week’s Olympic torch relay – after you’ve visited the Antrim phenomenon, you should consider saving up to see one of these magical sites…

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Jun 10th 2012, 8:45 AM

# Indonesia

Tsunami warnings lifted after two earthquakes off Indonesian coast

The earthquake was measured initially as 8.9 magnitude but has since been revised downwards to 8.6 as tsunami warnings were issued in over a dozen countries. Some have since been lifted.

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Apr 11th 2012, 2:20 PM