Despite the presence of warships and aircraft from more than a half- dozen nations, the pirates prowl the Indian Ocean off Somalia seemingly at will, pouncing on pleasure craft...

Attacks have increased in recent weeks as the monsoon season subsided, and pirates in that area are expanding their reach well into the Indian Ocean. On Wednesday, a...

The tanker was hijacked some 180 nautical miles northwest of the Indian Ocean archipelago. It was headed to the Kenyan port of Mombasa, but the pirates turned it around and...

Japan plans to provide $5 billion in nonmilitary aid to Afghanistan over the next five years from this year in exchange for ending its mission in the Indian Ocean to refuel...

its role in providing Indian Ocean refueling assistance to the United States. Speaking at a joint news conference Friday with President Barack Obama, Hatoyama said,'' I think...

The craft will zip over the Indian Ocean at a height of 2,481 kms (1,550 miles) at 109 degrees latitude east, eight degrees longitude south, or just south of the Indonesian...

an alternative to Tokyo's Indian Ocean refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism efforts in the country. The talks came as a row over a U.S. military base in Japan...

Hatoyama has promised to end Japan's Indian Ocean refueling mission that supports U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan and to review an agreement on relocating American troops in Japan...

Japan's fresh aid is an alternative to an Indian Ocean refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations that Tokyo plans to end in January. Hatoyama has raised...

Japan's fresh aid is an alternative to an Indian Ocean refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations that Tokyo plans to end in January. Hatoyama has raised...

Pirates have launched increasingly bold attacks against vessels in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden in hopes of capturing a ship and crew and collecting ransom. They currently...

it sank in the Indian Ocean far from shore. Up to 11 were still missing, and one person was confirmed dead. Two merchant ships that responded to distress calls from the...

The ship, with a cargo of 2 million barrels of oil, was seized in the Indian Ocean some 500 miles off the coast of Kenya. And, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, found guilty of...

Japan plans to end the refueling mission by Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels as a law authorizing their dispatch to the Indian Ocean is set to expire in January despite calls...