Indian Ocean
Divers spot whale shark in Marsa Alam waters
Environment
May 10, 2022
Divers spot whale shark in Marsa Alam waters
Divers have spotted on Monday the appearance of 2hat seems to be a whale shark near the Samday area…
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
World
November 18, 2019
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
Sri Lanka’s new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election…
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
World
September 1, 2019
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and…
Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win
World
April 7, 2019
Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win
The former Maldives president on Sunday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to…
Tiny ‘meat-loving’ sea creatures in Australia ‘eat’ teenager’s legs
Environment
August 7, 2017
Tiny ‘meat-loving’ sea creatures in Australia ‘eat’ teenager’s legs
A Melbourne teenager says his legs were covered in blood after they were eaten by tiny marine creatures at a…
Maldives to allow foreigners to own land
Life & Style
July 24, 2015
Maldives to allow foreigners to own land
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen approved on Thursday (July 23) a law allowing foreign ownership of land for the first time,…