Middle East states eye transport resilience with new logistics corridor to bypass Hormuz
Middle Eastern governments are dusting off decades-old proposals for overland oil and gas pipelines, and urgently drawing up…
On This Day | Japan hit by worst earthquake and tsunami in its history in 2011 – from the SCMP archive
This article was first published on March 11, 2011. By Greg Torode, Martin Wong and Agencies A farm…
Sri Lanka brings Iranian sailors ashore after ship sought help
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka began transferring more than 200 sailors from an Iranian vessel to…
US military boards another oil tanker in Indian Ocean
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel…
Passengers Walk Away After Plane Ends Up in Ocean
Passengers aboard a Somali flight ended up in the Indian Ocean—and walked away. A Starsky Airlines Fokker…
Deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to resume Dec. 30
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s transport ministry said Wednesday that the deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight…
Habitat for Humanity CEO reflects on US housing affordability crisis
Jonathan Reckford jokes that before he became CEO of Habitat for Humanity International he couldn’t really keep a…
Attempted coup underway in Madagascar, president says
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — An attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country’s…
Eastern Australia faces another round of rain and snow as La Niña watch declared
Any hope of a premature end to winter is fading fast. In fact, this weekend will bring some…
Tsunami warnings fade after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know
HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated…