The Latest Breaking News from Indian Ocean

Vinay Kwatra, who is on a three-day official visit to the Maldives, held talks with Defence Minister Mariya Didi on the last day of his visit to the strategically-located archipelagic state located in the Indian Ocean.

A vast mountain range dating back to the dinosaur era remains totally unexplored. Now a ship is setting sail on a 35-day journey to study them.

The Maldives hopes to see the United States open a first embassy in the country at the end of the year, or early next, and the Indian Ocean state hopes to reopen its embassy in Washington by the end of this year, the Maldivian foreign minister said on Sunday.

While India remains the dominant naval power in the Indian Ocean, the region's other rising power, China, is also increasing its maritime forces.

EAM Jaishankar said China is India's "super neighbour" and there is a lesson to learn from its progress and its impact on India and its interests

A sailor has been rescued off the coast of Western Australia after his catamaran capsized during an attempt to sail across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia.

An earworm has gnawed its way into my brain, looping the same melody over and over. It is Italy’s most famous resistance song, Bella Ciao, which I recently heard played as a high-decibel dance remix in an exclusive Balinese bar overlooking the Indian Ocean. Well-heeled patrons of diverse nationalities bopped…

The Dhammapadipa Temple, at 199 Slateford Road, Edinburgh, was opened in 2005 in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami on Boxing Day 2004 and has been given a £120,000 refurbishment after Buddhist monks decided to keep it as their long-term home

The Dhammapadipa Temple was built in 2005 after the Indian Ocean tsunmi on Boxing Day.