39 missing after Chinese fishing boat capsizes in the middle of the Indian Ocean

BEIJING (AP) — Several ships and aircraft searched Wednesday for 39 people reported missing after a Chinese fishing boat capsized in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the accident happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday. The report said the crew includes 17...

State media reports a Chinese fishing boat sank in the Indian Ocean and all 39 crew members missing

BEIJING (AP) — State media reports a Chinese fishing boat sank in the Indian Ocean and all 39 crew members missing.

Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discuss security, economic growth and cooperation

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discussed regional economic growth, cooperation and security at the Indian Ocean Conference in Bangladesh on Friday as the Indo-Pacific grows in importance amid changes in the world order. Government officials...

Toll rises to 110 in Kenyan cult starvation deaths

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan officials say the number of deaths linked to a cult on the country’s Indian Ocean coast has risen to 110. Heavy rains stalled the exhumation process for the third day as government pathologists began autopsies. The official number of victims had been...

Another Kenyan pastor arrested over deaths of followers

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya arrested another popular pastor on the country's Indian Ocean coast as the number of deaths linked to a cult in the area rose to 103 on Thursday. Pastor Ezekiel Odero “is being processed to face criminal charges related to mass killing of...

Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike

The world's oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists trying to figure out what it means and whether it forecasts a surge in atmospheric warming. Some researchers think the jump in sea surface temperatures stems from a...

Kenya jails 7 foreigners for life over drug trafficking

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Six Pakistanis and one Iranian national who were found guilty of trafficking heroin via the Indian Ocean to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa have been sentenced to life in prison. The foreigners have been in custody since 2014 when they were arrested and...