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John Chau travelled alone to the remote North Sentinel Island

US tourist killed by Indian tribe on Andaman Islands

A US tourist was killed by arrows shot by protected tribesmen living in one of the world's most isolated regions tucked in India's Andaman islands, police said.

World • 21 Nov 18

Gregor McGuckin's vessel capsized 82 days into the race

Rescued Irish sailor returns home

Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin has returned home after his rescue from the Indian Ocean during a non-stop round-the-world yacht race.

Ireland • 15 Oct 18

No trace of the plane has been found since it went missing in March last year

MH370 search zone to double if nothing found

The search zone for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be doubled if nothing is found in the huge undersea area now being scanned for wreckage.

News • 16 Apr 15

The search area and ocean floor in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia

Search for MH370 moves further south

Investigators have confirmed that the priority search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has moved further south as end-of-flight scenarios indicated it may have spiralled into the Indian Ocean.

News • 08 Oct 14

A major search for Flight MH370 has been under way since it disappeared in March

Possible MH370 crash site 'yet to be explored'

The most likely crash site of a missing Malaysia Airlines jet has yet to be searched, a UK satellite company has claimed.

News • 17 Jun 14

Most of the aircraft involved in the search have left the area

Intensive aerial search for MH370 has ended

The intensive aerial search for surface wreckage from Flight MH370 officially ended today.

News • 30 Apr 14

Bluefin-21 is scouring a remote stretch of the Indian Ocean floor for signs of the flight

Search for MH370 at 'critical juncture'

The search for missing Malaysia flight MH370 is at a "critical juncture", Malaysia's transport minister said.

News • 19 Apr 14

The Haixun 01 has picked up a signal twice in recent days (Pic: EPA)

Three 'acoustic signals' detected in Indian Ocean

Chinese and Australian ships hunting for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane have picked up separate acoustic signals in different parts of a vast Indian Ocean search area

News • 06 Apr 14

Search teams have found no sign of the plane in the three weeks since it disappeared (Pic: EPA)

Malaysia corrects last words from missing plane

The last words from the cockpit of a missing Malaysia Airlines jet were a standard "Goodnight Malaysian three seven zero", Malaysian authorities have said.

News • 01 Apr 14

Tony Abbott said searchers owe it to the families to continue the hunt

No time limit in missing plane search - Abbott

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said there is no time limit on the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, missing for more than three weeks in the Indian Ocean with 239 people on board.

News • 31 Mar 14

60 aircraft and ships are involved in the search for the missing plane

Search for Malaysian plane 'could take years'

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 could take years, a US Naval Officer has suggested.

News • 30 Mar 14

Able Seaman Kurt Jackson keeps watch on the forecastle of the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Success during the search for the plane (Pic: EPA)

Thai satellite spots '300 objects' in plane search

Thailand has spotted 300 floating objects in the southern Indian Ocean during a satellite search for the missing Malaysia Air passenger jet, its space agency has said.

News • 27 Mar 14

Relatives were told by text that the plane had crashed with no survivors

US deploys 'black box' locator in plane search

The US military has sent a black box locator and a robotic underwater vehicle to the Indian Ocean to help search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, now assumed lost with no survivors.

News • 24 Mar 14

Weather has so far been suitable for searching

No confirmation debris came from missing plane

The Pentagon is weighing a request from Malaysia for sonar equipment to bolster the so-far frustrated search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, as concerns grow that any debris may have sunk to the bottom of the sea.

News • 21 Mar 14

Indian Ocean