Kaplan argues that the Indian Ocean rim will take "center stage for the 21st century" as a site of commercial and military rivalries. After painting a vivid picture of the geopolitical faultlines ...

Thousands of people knelt in prayer in Indonesia's Aceh province at ceremonies Thursday marking the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean ... arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.

People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history's worst ...

A new plate boundary may be forming on the floor of the Indian Ocean as a result of the ... deformations that occur in plates distant from fault lines as pressure builds up across a plate.

in the country’s parliamentary election has strengthened his government’s hold over the country and could deepen geopolitical fault lines in the Indian Ocean. Mr Muizzu came to power last November on ...

A huge, mysterious so-called “gravity hole” under the Indian Ocean might have been formed from the remnants of an ancient sea, according to a new study. Researchers recently offered the ...

There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).

Arabic. French. China has rapidly expanded its military footprint across the Indian Ocean, conducting exercises from the Red Sea to the Malacca Strait and deepening ties with key regional players ...

An Indian experiment module fell out of space and crashed into the Indian Ocean in recent days, just months after launching into orbit, but it wasn't because of a failure, Indian space officials said.

Russia's space agency says a Soviet spacecraft fell back to Earth Saturday morning over the Indian Ocean. It was originally headed to Venus, but instead spent more than 50 years orbiting Earth.