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Air crash: 14-year-old girl plucked from Indian Ocean - Jun 30, 2009 Telegraph.co.ukA 14-year-old girl plucked alive from the waters of the Indian Ocean is thought to be the only survivor of the second plane disaster to hit France in a ... Indian Ocean nations test tsunami alerts - Oct 14, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldAP. Countries bordering the Indian Ocean have tested a warning system set up after the 2004 tsunami which killed some 230000 people across the region. ... Indian Ocean tsunami warning system by mid-2006 - Jan 20, 2005 New ScientistA tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean will be set up by mid-2006 under the leadership of the United Nations, agreed the governmental World ... How safe is the Indian Ocean now? - Jun 25, 2005 CNN InternationalBy Marianne Bray. (CNN) -- On 17 March 2005, 81 days after a massive tsunami swept away a great swathe of humanity in nations bordering the Indian Ocean, ... Indian Ocean tsunami alerts improve, but still flaws - Sep 14, 2007 Reuters UKBy Adhityani Arga. JAKARTA, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Tsunami warning systems in the Indian Ocean have improved since the devastating 2004 Indonesian quake but ... Japan set to halt Indian Ocean mission - Nov 1, 2007 HinduTOKYO (AP): Japan was to halt its navy's Indian Ocean mission in support of US-led coalition on Thursday after a parliamentary impasse blocked its extension ... 62 years after his death, Gandhi's ashes immersed in Indian Ocean - Jan 30, 2010 Times of IndiaDURBAN: Sixty two years after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, ashes of the apostle of peace, preserved by a family friend, were finally immersed in the ... Thousands mark anniversary of devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami - Dec 26, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukOn the fourth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, thousands gathered in fields, on beaches and at memorials to mark one of the worst natural disasters ... UK says US rendition flights used Indian Ocean base - Feb 21, 2008 Reuters IndiaLONDON (Reuters) - Two US planes carrying terrorism suspects refuelled at a US base on the British Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia in 2002, Britain said ... Somali pirates surrounded by FBI and US warships in Indian Ocean stand... - Apr 12, 2009 The GuardianThe Alabama was the sixth ship to be hijacked off Somalia's Indian Ocean coast in a week, and is believed to be the first American-flagged merchant vessel ... Tsunami warning across Indian Ocean as huge quake rocks Indonesia … - Sep 12, 2007 ForbesJAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - A tsunami warning for the entire Indian Ocean region has been triggered following a massive 7.9-magnitude quake off the ... Strong Earthquakes Shake Tokyo Area, Indian Ocean - Aug 11, 2009 ABC NewsBy KAORI HITOMI AP Writer. AP. Part of the stone wall of the Shizuoka Prefecture Office collapses in Shizuoka, west of Tokyo... ... Japan to Resume Its Mission in Indian Ocean - Jan 12, 2008 Washington PostBy Eric Talmadge. AP. TOKYO, Jan. 11 -- Japan's defense minister ordered the navy Friday to resume a US-backed refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, ... 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami lessons applied in Haiti - Jan 21, 2010 ForbesBy GRANT PECK , 01.21.10, 07:58 PM EST. BANGKOK -- The effort to help Haiti recover from its devastating earthquake can draw on lessons learned in other ... The Deadliest Tsunami in History? - Jan 7, 2005 National GeographicThe earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is ... The epicenter of the 9.0 magnitude quake was under the Indian Ocean near the ... US Navy Seizes Suspected Pirate Ship in Indian Ocean - Jan 23, 2006 FOXNewsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — US sailors boarded a suspected pirate ship in the Indian Ocean and detained 26 men for questioning, the Navy said Sunday. ... … couple Paul and Rachel Chandler kidnapped by pirates in Indian... - Oct 27, 2009 Times OnlineSomali pirates have kidnapped a British couple who went missing in the Indian Ocean four days ago in the middle of a round-the-world sailing trip. ... Japan, US to warn of Indian Ocean tsunamis - Tsunami, a Year Later- … - Jan 14, 2005 msnbc.comTOKYO - Japan and the United States will provide tsunami warnings to countries in the Indian Ocean as a provisional measure until the region establishes its ... Japan tanker's Indian Ocean spill - Aug 15, 2006 BBC NewsA Japanese tanker travelling from the Middle East to Japan spilled about 4500 tonnes of crude oil in the Indian Ocean, according to its operator. ... Japanese lower house OKs bill to resume Indian Ocean naval mission - Nov 13, 2007 Jerusalem PostBy AP. Japan's lower house of parliament approved the resumption of the country's naval mission in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. ... Somali pirates seize Singapore container ship in Indian Ocean - Feb 2, 2010 Vancouver SunNAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates on Thursday seized a Singapore-flagged container ship in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles, maritime sources told AFP. ... Ancient Indian Ocean coral points to another disastrous tsunami - Dec 12, 2008 Times OnlineThe eastern Indian Ocean could be due for another earthquake rivalling the one that caused the deadly tsunami in December 2004, according to research on ... Consensus on tsunami alert system for Indian Ocean - Jan 30, 2005 The HinduBy PS Suryanarayana. SINGAPORE, JAN. 29. "Cooperative consensus" was reached at a multilateral conference in Thailand today to set up a "multi-nodal" system ... Asia marks fifth anniversary of Indian Ocean tsunami - Dec 26, 2009 BBC NewsCountries across the Indian Ocean have been marking the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic tsunami that killed almost 250000 people. ... Streamlined Indian Ocean tsunami alert key - Aug 1, 2006 Moneycontrol.comIndian Ocean nations must shed national pride and ensure a planned regional tsunami warning system is simple enough to work, a top official from the United ... Indonesia tsunami system 'not ready' - Jul 19, 2006 BBC NewsEighteen months after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, hundreds have ... The new Indian Ocean early warning system - proposed after the December 2004 ... Chinese bulk carrier hijacked in Indian Ocean - EU - Oct 20, 2009 NEWS.com.auA CHINESE bulk carrier carrying 25 Chinese crew was hijacked in the Indian Ocean today, the European Union's counter-piracy force in the region said. ... Somali Pirates Widen Attacks to Indian Ocean, EU Admiral Says - Feb 2, 2010 BusinessWeekBy James G. Neuger. Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Pirates preying on commercial ships off the coast of Somalia are shifting attacks from the tightly patrolled Gulf ... Indian Ocean countries react quickly to quake - Mar 31, 2005 Taipei Times - Taipei TimesWithin hours of a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia late on Monday night, tens of thousands of coastal denizens along the Indian ... Cooperation among Indian Ocean navies vital to fight terrorism: … - Feb 15, 2008 HinduDEBATING OPTIONS: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister AK Antony and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta, at the inauguration of the ... Japan to temporarily withdraw ships in Indian Ocean: Report - Oct 18, 2007 HinduTOKYO (AP): Japan plans to temporarily withdraw its ships in a refueling mission in support of US-led operations in Afghanistan amid dim prospects of ... Tsunami buoy laid in Indian ocean - Dec 1, 2006 BBC NewsThe first of a planned network of tsunami early warning buoys is being laid in the Indian Ocean. The buoy is being placed between Thailand and Sri Lanka, ... French military fire on pirates in Indian Ocean - Oct 10, 2009 Reuters CanadaPARIS (Reuters) - The French military fired on pirates in the Indian Ocean on Saturday to protect two tuna fishing vessels, a spokesman for France's armed ... It's time to foster the future that lies to our west - Jan 1, 2005 Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia must promote links with its neighbours in the Indian Ocean, write Devleena ... Although Australia has an Indian Ocean coastline stretching many ... Tsunami spawned by Indian Ocean some 600 years ago: scientists - Oct 29, 2008 CBC.caGeological research suggests the tsunami that killed 230000 people in 2004 was not the first of its kind and the last tsunami of a similar size in the ... Asian monsoon may bring harsher droughts - Jan 18, 2007 ABC Online - ABC OnlineGagan and colleagues are looking at how drought in Australia is affected by an El Niño-like climate engine in the Indian Ocean called the Indian Ocean ... Australians Seek Survivors of Indian Ocean Sinking - NYTimes.com - Nov 1, 2009 New York TimesBy AP. SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A search and rescue mission was under way on Monday for about two dozen people missing after their boat sank in open seas. ... India doesn't want to 'headmaster' of Indian Ocean Region: Navy chief - Feb 6, 2010 Times of IndiaPORT BLAIR: India neither wants to be the regional cop or `headmaster' in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), nor be a part of any multi-lateral security ... Indian Ocean nations vow improved tsunami warnings - UNESCO official - Aug 2, 2006 ForbesJAKARTA (XFN-ASIA) - Indian Ocean nations will make it a priority to get tsunami warnings to coastal areas, a senior official from the UN's science body ... Sri Lanka withdraws tsunami warning following quake in Indian Ocean - Mar 29, 2005 Malaysia StarCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka withdrew a tsunami warning early Tuesday following a massive quake off the Indonesian coast, saying it was unlikely that ... Lords dash hopes of Indian Ocean islanders - Oct 22, 2008 Reuters UKBy Luke Baker. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's highest court ruled in favour of the British government Wednesday, blocking the return of hundreds of Chagos ... Indonesians mark 3 yrs since Indian Ocean tsunami - Dec 26, 2007 Expressindia.comCalang (Indonesia), December 26: Indonesians marked three years since the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami on Wednesday with mass prayers as well as a major ... China rescues hijacked ship, crew in Indian ocean - Dec 28, 2009 Boston GlobeBEIJING—A hijacked Chinese cargo ship and 25 sailors were rescued Monday, two months after they were seized by pirates off the lawless Somali coast, ... Japan terminates refueling mission in Indian Ocean as alliance with... - Jan 15, 2010 æ–°è?¯ç¶²By Richard Smart. TOKYO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa on Friday ordered the Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) to end its ... … search North Korean ship at Indian Ocean port - Europe - Internatio... - Nov 16, 2006 New York TimesPARIS — French customs officers are inspecting a North Korean ship at an Indian Ocean island off the coast of Africa as part of United Nations measures ... Indian Ocean's Tsunami Early Warning System Taking Shape - Dec 23, 2005 National GeographicOne year after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed an estimated 300000 people, ... When the tsunami struck on December 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean had no early ... Maldives offers help to 'observe' Indian Ocean - Dec 26, 2008 HinduNEW DELHI: President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday offered his country's assistance in “observingâ€? the Indian Ocean following the rise in ... FACTBOX-How the Indian Ocean gets tsunami warnings - Dec 25, 2009 Reuters IndiaLONDON, Dec 25 (Reuters) - For more than 40 years, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) has been alerting countries in the Pacific region to the ... Status quo of the tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean - Dec 21, 2007 HinduThe German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS) runs on track. Main milestones like the development of the automatic data ... Govt ends refueling mission in Indian Ocean - Jan 16, 2010 èªå£²æ–°è?žDefense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa on Friday ordered two Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels to end their refueling operations in the Indian Ocean and ... Quakes trigger tsunami anniversary fears - Dec 26, 2006 Reuters AlertNetLike other tsunami-struck areas of the Indian Ocean rim, Sri Lankans observed ... Indian Ocean countries have installed expensive warning systems and are ... Prayers, silence across Indian Ocean - Dec 27, 2005 Indian ExpressBANDA ACEH, DEC 26 : Mourners from across the world wept, prayed and observed moments of silence along ravaged Indian Ocean coastlines on Monday to remember ... Powerful earthquake in Indian Ocean - Aug 10, 2008 Independent OnlinePort Blair, India - A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the US Geological Survey ... Japan to notify US about withdrawal of navy from Indian Ocean mission... - Oct 7, 2007 ForbesTOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan will next week notify the US about the imminent withdrawal of the Japanese navy from the Indian Ocean, where it is ... 'India to be net provider of security in Indian Ocean, beyond' - Feb 2, 2010 Times of IndiaWASHINGTON: Taking note of India's "growing influence" in global affairs, the US has said the country will be a net provider of security in the Indian Ocean ... Spanish boat attacked by pirates in Indian Ocean - Oct 2, 2009 The GuardianAP foreign, Friday October 2 2009. MADRID (AP) â€â€? Pirates attacked a Spanish tuna trawler Friday in the Indian Ocean and contact with the vessel has been ... Thailand to install first tsunami detection system in Indian Ocean - Nov 16, 2006 Malaysia StarBANGKOK, Thailand (AP): Thailand plans to install the region's first tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean basin in the coming weeks, nearly two years ... Sumatra Quake Is Wake-Up Call for Indian Ocean Alert, UN Says - Mar 28, 2005 BloombergBy Paul Tighe. March 29 (Bloomberg) -- The magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Indonesia is a wake-up call for creating a tsunami early warning system in the ... UW study: Indian Ocean, Pacific Northwest share history of tsunamis - Oct 30, 2008 Seattle TimesThe discovery that the Indian Ocean has been repeatedly rocked by massive tsunamis is reverberating in the Pacific Northwest, which shares a similar record ... Indian Ocean Tribe Is Extinct After 65,000 Years, Group Says - Feb 5, 2010 BusinessWeekBy Alex Morales. Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- An Indian Ocean tribe that dates as far back as 65000 years has become extinct after its last surviving member died, ... USGS: Huge Earthquake Hits in Indian Ocean - Aug 10, 2009 ABC NewsBy FOSTER KLUG AP Writer. AP. US officials on Monday reported that a huge 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean and issued a regional tsunami ... Tsunami alert system for Indian Ocean - Jan 6, 2005 Daily MailWorld leaders have today pledged to set up an early warning system in the Indian Ocean to detect killer tsunami waves such as the one which wiped out parts ... Filipino sailors stage mutiny in Indian Ocean - Nov 6, 2007 NEWS.com.auNINE Filipino sailors staged a mutiny and seized control of a fishing vessel off the Mauritius coast over alleged mistreatment, a maritime official said. ... World Briefing / INDIAN OCEAN; US holds talks with Pakistan - Aug 29, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverTop U.S. and Pakistani military officials met this week on a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean to discuss the presence of militant havens in ... FUN WITH FUSION Indian Ocean - Nov 4, 2006 The HinduAs television bombards us with images of frothy entertainment and light-headed entertainers, and reality shows change our concept of success, reality checks ... US gives India policing power in the Indian Ocean - Feb 3, 2010 Times of IndiaWASHINGTON: Taking note of India's “growing influenceâ€? in global affairs, the US has said the country will be a net provider of security in the Indian Ocean ... Three people may have bird flu on French Indian Ocean island - Oct 26, 2005 ForbesSAINT DENIS DE LA REUNION, Reunion Island (AFX) - Three people who recently returned to the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion from Thailand are feared ... DOJ Files Superseding Indictment Against Accused Somali Pirate - Jan 12, 2010 Wall Street JournalOn April 8, 2009, the American-flagged container ship Maersk Alabama was hijacked by a group of pirates off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean. ... Major naval drill begins in Indian Ocean - Sep 4, 2007 Daily News & AnalysisPORT BLAIR: A massive naval drill kicked off in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday with warships from the US and four other nations teaming up in one of the ... More than 30 people missing after Indian Ocean shipwreck - Sep 11, 2006 USA TODAY - USA TodayPARIS (AP) — Thirty-three people were missing after a ship heading from Madagascar to the Comoros Islands sank in the Indian Ocean this weekend in bad ... Ceremonies mark one year since Indian Ocean tsunami struck - Dec 24, 2005 香港電å?°Survivors and relatives of the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami have held the first ceremonies marking one year since the massive ocean wave swept away ... Powerful earthquake hits Indian Ocean - Jun 27, 2008 ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥ - ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥NEW DELHI -- An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude has struck the Andaman Islands of India's east coast at 1140 GMT on Friday, Indian Meteorological Department ... Indian Ocean linked to Australian droughts - Feb 4, 2009 Reuters UKBy Michael Perry. SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Droughts in Australia have traditionally been linked to El Nino events in the Pacific Ocean, but a new study ... “Help curb illegal activity in Indian Ocean Rimâ€? - Oct 22, 2009 The HinduMaldives President Mohamed Nasheed called on New Delhi to take a more active role in the Indian Ocean Rim to curb illegal activity and dispelled the ... Motorboat capsizes, killing at least 17 in Indian Ocean - Aug 14, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Orlando Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverSAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION, La Reunion -- A small motorboat carrying 38 migrants capsized Monday off France's Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, ... Indian Ocean island votes to become fully French - Mar 29, 2009 Reuters UKBy Estelle Shirbon. PARIS (Reuters) - Voters on Mayotte, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, chose by referendum Sunday to become a fully fledged part of ... Sri Lanka's crucial role in Indian Ocean power struggle - Jun 1, 2009 Times OnlineFor a tiny, teardrop-shaped fragment in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka punches far above its weight. Its location off the southeastern coast of India may have ... Pirates seize 20 Americans on board US ship in Indian Ocean - Apr 8, 2009 Times OnlineSomali pirates have seized a US-flagged container ship in the Indian Ocean, the first such attack on American interests. All 20 American crew members aboard ... Pirates of the Indian Ocean - Nov 19, 2008 Pay-Per-View - USA TODAY - ProQuest ArchiverThe east African country of Somalia is a great place to be a 21st century pirate. The failed state has no functioning central government and few security ... French Soldiers Fire at Pirates in Indian Ocean - Oct 13, 2009 FOXNewsPARIS — French soldiers in the Indian Ocean opened fire Tuesday on pirates, warding off an attack on two French tuna fishing vessels off the Seychelles ... 'Sino-Indian rivalry over Indian Ocean out in open' - Dec 4, 2006 Moneycontrol.comIt's Navy Day today and India's Navy Chief has warned that Sino-Indian rivalry is spilling over to the seas. He says India must take steps to counter the ... Tsunami Warning Signs, Facts in Wake of Samoa Quake - Sep 29, 2009 National GeographicThe 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami traveled as far as 3000 miles (nearly 5000 ... The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 caused waves as high as 30 feet (9 ... Somali pirates hijack British ship in Indian ocean - May 2, 2009 IBNLive.comLondon: Somali pirates have seized a British-owned freighter in the Indian Ocean, the ship's agent confirmed Saturday. The ship, with a Ukrainian crew and ... Quakes prompt panic in Indian Ocean region - Jan 25, 2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Google News ArchiveBy CHRIS BRUMMITT AP . Jakarta, Indonesia —Powerful earthquakes sparked panic hi two coun tries Monday, nearly a month after a quake triggered a deadly wall ... Hydrothermal "Megaplume" Found in Indian Ocean - Jan 18, 2010 National Geographic..."A normal hydrothermal vent might produce something like 500 megawatts, while this is producing 100000 megawatts. It's like an atom bomb down there." ... Chinese activity in Indian Ocean no threat to India, says Navy Chief ... - Dec 2, 2009 OneindiaNew Delhi, Dec.2 (ANI): Admiral Nirmal Verma, the Indian Navy Chief on Wednesday said that there is no threat to the country from Chinese activity in the ... Comoros Airbus plane crash: Fishermen find bodies in Indian Ocean... - Jul 8, 2009 Bild.deThe fishermen were in small vessels when they spotted the bodies floating in the Indian Ocean around Mafia Island south of Dar es Salaam. ... Ring of fire: Indian Ocean to see solar eclipse - Jan 24, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldA few lucky people in the Indian Ocean will be treated to a rare event on Monday when an annular solar eclipse will transform the Sun into a dark disc with ... Envoys urge Japan to extend Indian Ocean mission | WORLD News - Sep 27, 2007 TVNZEnvoys from 11 countries including the United States and Pakistan urged Japan to extend its naval mission in support of US-led operations in Afghanistan. ... Pirates strike farther into Indian Ocean - Nov 12, 2009 National PostSomali pirates have seized a Greek cargo ship and a Yemeni fishing boat more than 1500 kilometres from the Somali coast, demonstrating their ability to ... Plane crashes in Indian Ocean with 153 on board - Jun 30, 2009 Toronto StarAhmed Al-Haj AP. Relatives and friends of passengers aboard the Airbus flight A310-300 from Yemen arrive at a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle airport ... Iran offers to share nuclear technology with Indian Ocean states - May 5, 2008 Tehran TimesTEHRAN – Iran has offered to share its knowledge of nuclear technology, industry, and agriculture with the Indian Ocean countries in a bid to help provide ... Support builds for Indian Ocean tsunami alert system; Monitoring such... - Jan 3, 2005 Pay-Per-View - New Zealand Herald - Factiva, from Dow JonesKiller waves triggered by undersea earthquakes have been relatively rare in the Indian Ocean. But the enormity of the disaster following last week's massive ... White shark rushes across Indian Ocean in record-breaking swim - Oct 9, 2005 ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥ - ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥A female white shark has stunned scientists by swimming from South Africa to Australia and back in record time, shattering assumptions about how the fish ... India conscious of Chinese presence in Indian Ocean region - Aug 20, 2009 Economic Times20 Aug 2009, 1441 hrs IST, PTI. NEW DELHI: India is conscious of the Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean region and is taking "adequate measures" to make ... Indian Ocean's Asheem Chakravarty is No More - Dec 25, 2009 OutlookChakravarty was popularly known among Indian Ocean fans as "the man with the golden ... Indian Ocean which created a trademark sound with a mix of rock and ... Weak monsoon due to warmer Indian Ocean: Scientists - Nov 15, 2009 Economic Times15 Nov 2009, 1248 hrs IST, PTI. NEW DELHI: Scientists have blamed this year's drought on a rare fierce war of temperatures over the Bay of Bengal and the ... China wants to join Navy initiative on Indian Ocean, MEA says no need - Apr 21, 2009 Indian ExpressChinese officials approached Indian counterparts ahead of Navy chief Adm. Sureesh Mehta's visit to China. Pushing for a greater say in the Indian Ocean ... Indian Ocean Islanders Take On a Superpower - Dec 8, 2005 New York TimesBy Padma Rao,. The island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean is located perfectly from a strategic point of view. But when the US military adopted it as a ... This jewel in the Indian Ocean is opening up to second-home buyers - Mar 15, 2006 IndependentBy Graham Norwood. The beaches are golden, the sea is opal and the mountain scenery is spectacular. Daytime temperatures hit 30C all year round. ... Madagascar leaders to meet in crisis talks - 05 Aug 2009 AFP...bilateral discussions here early Wednesday, as Mozambique hosts a concerted regional push to resolve the crisis wracking its Indian Ocean neighbour. Looking West: Australia and the Indian Ocean - 05 Aug 2009 The Monthly (subscription)The convict fleets, and later migrant routes, did traverse the Indian Ocean, but the acquaintance was rough and passing. Their journeys ended and their new Indian Ocean: Ruling the Waves - 05 Aug 2009 ISNWith a rise in China's economic and political prowess, there has also been a commensurate growth in its profile in the Indian Ocean region. Maldives Gets A Luxury Resort - 05 Aug 2009 New York TimesShangri-La Hotels and Resorts from opening what it calls the “first international luxury resortâ€? on the southern part of the Indian Ocean archipelago. US and Mauritius kick off investment talks - 05 Aug 2009 Reuters...its economic reforms so far and said the Indian Ocean island was a good example to other nations struggling with good governance and corruption issues. Australia Agency Still Sees Developing El Niño Event - 05 Aug 2009 AgWebThe most recent value of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), as measured by the Dipole Mode Index (DMI), is near zero. The Bureaus POAMA model suggests the DMI Pirates Free German Boxship - 05 Aug 2009 The Journal of Commerce OnlineSomali pirates freed a German-flag containership and its crew today, four months after they captured the vessel in the Indian Ocean. Shippers fret over expected Somali piracy upsurge - 05 Aug 2009 Reuters India...who have collected millions of dollars in ransom for cargo ships and crews hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean shipping lanes, August 2009 in brief - 05 Aug 2009 The Monthly (subscription)And in "Looking West", John Birmingham provides an insight into the growing global significance of the Indian Ocean. Concentrating on the emergent power Ethiopia: China Repatriates Ethiopian Stowaways - 05 Aug 2009 AllAfrica.comThey originally planned to sneak into a European country, but the ship traveled along the Indian Ocean eastward into the Pacific Ocean to transport its Mauritius 09 H1 tourism arrivals fall 9.3 pct - 05 Aug 2009 Reuters South AfricaTourism is a key economic driver and source of foreign exchange for the palm-fringed Indian Ocean island. "Tourist arrivals decreased by 9.3 percent from Vladimir Putin is a vainglorious tart - 05 Aug 2009 Telegraph.co.ukFirst, the 24-year old woman who has rowed solo across the shark-infested waters of the Indian Ocean, exhibiting the stereotypically “maleâ€? qualities of African Markets - Factors to watch on August 5 - 05 Aug 2009 ForbesMadagascar's army-backed president, his predecessor and two other former leaders of the Indian Ocean island will meet in Mozambique on Wednesday in a bid to Strategic Implications of Chinese Fisheries Development - 05 Aug 2009 Jamestown FoundationIf China adopts a more expansive blue water naval posture in the next decades, with an enlarged presence for in the Indian Ocean and off of Africa's coasts Remarks With Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula - 05 Aug 2009 US Department of StateWe raised the issue of piracy and the need for America to partner with other countries involved in the war against piracy to make the Indian Ocean shipping Nature's Symphony Series: Jacques Cousteau - 05 Aug 2009 LA Weekly...in the Calypso — arguably the most famous vessel of ocean exploration since the Argus — across the Mediterranean and Red Seas and the Indian Ocean. Life after tsunami put into focus - 05 Aug 2009 The Kingston Whig-StandardOn Boxing Day 2004, the Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 225000 people and left 1.6 million homeless throughout the 13 affected countries. First solo woman rows Indian ocean - Aug 4, 2009 BBC NewsSarah Outen has just rowed more than 3000 nautical miles on her own across the Indian Ocean from Australia to Mauritius. She is the first woman - and the Pirates release Malaysian tugboat - Aug 3, 2009 CNN InternationalHeavily armed pirates have struck the busy Indian Ocean shipping lanes and the Gulf of Aden, which connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean. Somali Piracy to Pick Up After Monsoon, Task Force Chief Says - Jul 27, 2009 BloombergJuly 27 (Bloomberg) -- Ships in the Indian Ocean must prepare for an increase in pirate attacks after the southwestern monsoon ends in Sarah in first female team to row across Indian Ocean - Aug 3, 2009 Henley StandardA WOMAN from Whitchurch Hill is a member of the first ever female crew to row across the Indian Ocean. Sarah Duff, 26, and her crew-mates Fiona Waller, 24, French navy homes in on Comoros crash black boxes - Jul 23, 2009 The Associated PressPARIS — A French navy vessel has pinpointed the location of the black boxes of a Yemenia Airways plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros INCOIS to issue Indian Ocean current forecasts - Aug 2, 2009 HinduNew Delhi: In a first initiative of its kind in the country, scientists would start issuing forecasts for surface currents of the Indian Ocean from next ExplorersWeb Week in Review - Aug 2, 2009 MounteverestIndian Ocean Rowing Race wrap-up: The race rules 'Rowing for Prostate' crossed the finish line as the fourth boat to finish the Indian Ocean Rowing Race, DPJ should clarify position on refueling mission in Indian Ocean ... - Jul 31, 2009 Mainichi Daily News...mission in the Indian Ocean to refuel US and other vessels engaged in the war against terror when the Anti-Terrorism Special Measure Law expires on Jan. Comoros urges France to step up black box hunt after crash - Jul 11, 2009 AFPFew airlines serve the Indian Ocean archipelago, and Yemenia considered suspending flights there after the crash in the wake of a public backlash over the EU anti-piracy force to move some air assets south - Jul 23, 2009 The Associated Press...head of the European Union's anti-piracy force says he will move some air assets south to help counter the spread of Somali pirates to the Indian Ocean. Diego Garcia rendition victim challenges UK in court - Jul 28, 2009 guardian.co.ukUS planes on Diego Garcia, a British territory in the Indian Ocean, used for rendition of US terror suspects. Photograph: USAF/AFP The government is APS Arleigh Burke Conducts Exercises at Sea With Mauritius - Aug 4, 2009 SystemsUSS ARLEIGH BURKE, Indian Ocean - Africa Partnership Station USS Arleigh Burke got underway, Aug 3, from Port Louis, Mauritius, to conduct visit, board, Japan opposition wants to end pro-US mission - Jul 29, 2009 The Associated PressTOKYO — The head of Japan's opposition said Wednesday that a refueling mission in support of US-led operations in the Indian Ocean will end in January if Unemployment in Mauritius increases to 8% in Q1. - Aug 3, 2009 ISI - Emerging Markets...has described the economic outlook as the worst in decades and has embarked on a spending programme to bolster growth for the Indian Ocean island economy. CLIA Lines Report Growth in Groups - Aug 4, 2009 Leisure Group TravelOffering more seven-day cruises in Europe than any other cruise line, as well as voyages in the Caribbean, South America, Dubai, Indian Ocean and the Far Rio Madagascar 'Not Notified' About Possible Contract Review - Aug 4, 2009 BloombergRio's QIT Madagascar Minerals, or QMM, is mining ilmenite, which is used to make paint, in the Indian Ocean island nation. “We have not yet been officially The Seychelles Heightens its Online Presence with Seychelles.travel - Aug 3, 2009 Focus on Travel NewsThe Seychelles Islands, an otherworldly archipelago of 115 islands in the Western Indian Ocean, is an island-hopper's paradise. Famous for having some of Zac Sunderland sails home today after 13-month around-the-world voyage - Jul 16, 2009 Los Angeles Times...task when he was 16 and celebrated Thanksgiving and, two days later, his 17th birthday while beating into a headwind off Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. FACTBOX-Former US President Bill Clinton - Aug 4, 2009 ReutersIn 2005 after a tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused widespread death and devastation, Clinton was appointed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to serve as a Horsham team in unique Indian Ocean win - Jul 31, 2009 Mid Sussex TimesAFTER 102 days at sea, Horsham duo Guy Watts (25) and Andrew Delaney (25) have become the first ever Pairs Team to successfully row across the Indian Ocean, BOW WOW, Dog Days of summer - Aug 4, 2009 Examiner.comA supermassive upper level ridge is dominating from the southern Indian Ocean, through Africa, and well into the Atlantic. The ridge serves 2 purposes, India encircled by China's string of pearls? - Jul 28, 2009 Reuters Blogs...believe that Beijing is building special relationships with India's old foe Pakistan and Sri Lanka and is extending its reach down the Indian Ocean. Hayes & Jarvis Takes Top Operator Spot In Sri Lanka As It Expands ... - Jul 31, 2009 PR Web (press release)The Hayes & Jarvis Indian Ocean Collection brochure is valid for bookings from September 2009 until January 2011. Prices start from £819 per person for a Catching a Giant Wave - Jul 27, 2009 Science NowWhen it hit, an orbiting NOAA satellite called Jason-1 just happened to be in position over the Indian Ocean. Although not designed to track such phenomena, Piracy Costs Yemen $350 Million; Pirates' Attacks in Indian Ocean ... - Jul 20, 2009 Yemen PostOfficial sources revealed that Yemen is working with the nations of the Indian Ocean Rim League for Regional Cooperation to establish a specialized center The future's not so bright for this Indian restaurant - Aug 3, 2009 The GazetteIndian Ocean, previously Shimla Balti, in North Hill, Colchester, is to swap its orange sign for a cooler shade of blue after council planners and residents Indian Odyssey travels to Context - Aug 4, 2009 How DoContext PR has been handed the UK publicity brief for luxury Indian Ocean travel specialist Indian Odyssey. The Macclesfield based agency is now set to In power, DPJ would maintain Indian Ocean mission for now - Jul 18, 2009 The Japan TimesA government led by the Democratic Party of Japan would continue — for the time being — Japan's refueling mission for coalition ships fighting terrorism in Tsunami warning passes its test - Aug 4, 2009 The NationalThe sophisticated network of deep ocean sensors and sea-level gauges was built in response to the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004. Job done, Endeavour crew checks handiwork - Jul 29, 2009 The AgeThe two spacecraft parted company 354 kilometres above the Indian Ocean. Endeavour took a lap around the space station for some impressive picture-taking Indian Ocean cooperation: dormant but full of possibility - Jul 19, 2009 Daily Star - LebanonIt's the Indian Ocean Rim Countries' Association for Regional Cooperation, blessed with the unwieldy acronym IOR-ARC, perhaps the most extraordinary [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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