Indian Ocean
Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah: An introduction to the man and his writing
The power in Gurnah’s writing lies in his ability to complicate the Manichean divisions of enemies and friends, writes Lizzy Attree, co-founder of the Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature.
Opening the door to Chinese investment comes with risks for Southeast Asian nations
Australia detained this family on a remote island — alone
Survivors scavenge for food and water as Indonesia death toll continues to rise
Yemen's war hasn't yet reached this remote island paradise. But conflict is brewing.
Cutting-edge DNA labs help identify people missing in conflicts and disasters
New technology, donated by the Dutch holding company Qiagen, enables scientists to better extract DNA from "even challenging bone samples. Ones that are decades old."
What can the Indian Ocean plane wreckage tell us?
Part of a plane wing washed up on a beach on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean this week. The wreckage is now en route to France for identification. It appears to be part of a Boeing 777. Malaysia Airlines flight 370 — which mysteriously disappeared over the Indian Ocean last year — was also a Boeing 777.
One year later, the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is still just that
One year ago, Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 disappeared without a trace. The hunt is still on for any evidence of the plane's whereabouts, and that search still isn't even halfway to its conclusion.
Survivors will never forget the day the tsunami hit
Dr. Vinya Shanthidas Ariyaratne survived the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka. But even a decade later, the waves that killed thousands the day after Christmas are always on his mind.
Conservationists are working to create more national parks at sea
Here’s some positive environmental news. In fact, it's a positive environmental trend: nations across the world are protecting huge swaths of ocean waters. And the trend may just be getting started.
An oceanographer tells why it will be so tough to find missing Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean
It took two years to find the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for an Air France jet that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean in 2009. In that tragedy, the crash site was found within two days of the accident. With Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the search may be much harder.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 families remain distraught and suspicious after news that aimed to end their uncertainty
A day of protest and disbelief unfolded in China after yesterday's announcement by Malaysian authorities that they were convinced flight 370 went down in a remote part of the Indian Ocean.
Malaysian officials say they know where their missing jet went down — but it won't end hope for families
Malaysian officials now say that there's firm evidence flight 370 flew into a remote area of the Indian Ocean, where it could only have crashed into the water. Yet a psychologist says even that certainty will likely not provide closure to families of the passengers.
How does a jetliner go missing with all of today's technology?
The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is nearing the end of its 10th day and investigators are no closer to solving the mystery. They may only have three more weeks before batteries die in the plane's underwater locator devices.
Why Malaysian officials can't seem to handle the heat over missing plane
The confusion over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has thrust officials in Malaysia into the international spotlight, and they're not used to the scrutiny.