News on Indian Ocean

Greenwatch: Under Obama, dark days seen ahead for fossil fuels

2010-04-16T14:37:18Z

Under Barack Obama, dark days seen ahead for fossil fuelsSource: Dow JonesUnder President-elect Barack Obama, the fossil fuels industry may face "dark days ahead," while alternative energy sectors are likely to flourish. Although it will take years to engineer and implement, an Oba...

Sri Lanka Military

2010-12-18T02:33:19Z

Sri Lankan army soldiers from the Armored Corp participate in a parade during their annual regiment day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. Last year, Sri Lankan government forces ended a 25-year civil war, routing the Tamil rebels who were fighting for a separate homeland on the In...

APTOPIX Madagascar Coup Attempt

2010-11-21T17:00:42Z

A government military officer hold a rocket propelled grenade and launcher outside the air-force base near the airport in Antananarivo, Madagascar Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Hundreds of soldiers loyal to this Indian Ocean island's High Transitional Authority _ ...

Madagascar Coup Attempt

2010-11-21T00:31:10Z

Somalia Piracy Chandlers

2010-11-14T05:00:26Z

British sailor Paul Chandler with local leaders after he and his wife Rachael were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the

Pakistan Asia Floods

2010-08-10T13:16:03Z

A Pakistani villager, right, rescue his cattle from floodwaters in Alipur, near Sukkar, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. The U.N., relying on Pakistani figures, says the number of people affected by flooding over the past two weeks is 13.8 million, more than the combined total of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005