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Former coup leader Azali Assoumani won re-election Tuesday in the first round of an already disputed presidential vote in the Comoros, an Indian Ocean island chain, dismissing a low turnout and allegations of fraud.

We now have tropical cyclone Belal, east of Madagascar.

U.S. retailer Target is experiencing some disruptions of shipments from India and Pakistan, a big region for apparel manufacturing, due to the crisis in the Red Sea, a source familiar with the matter...

The remarkable exhibition recently of political leaders’ lack of courtesy, dignity and grace, as shown by some junior ministers in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives who targeted Prime...

An Indian Ocean cyclone caused massive damage and flooding on the islands of Mauritius and Reunion, leaving at least four people dead.

Former coup leader Azali Assoumani won re-election Tuesday in the first round of an already disputed presidential vote in the Comoros, an Indian Ocean island chain, dismissing a low turnout and allegations of fraud.In 2002 he stepped down as military ruler and won the presidential election for the newly constituted Union of Comoros, made up of three semi-autonomous islands, each with its own separate leadership.

Roads in the Mauritius capital, Port Louis, and elsewhere turned into raging rivers on Monday as Belal brought torrential rains and high winds

The nearby French island of Reunion is also assessing the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Belal.

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