"What a beautiful name," he said. While he did not provide a deadline, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene immediately ...

Should a war erupt with China over Taiwan, many observers seem to think that Europe would be largely irrelevant as far as the ...

President-elect Donald Trump suggested renaming the Gulf of Mexico after the U.S. But can he really do that? Here's how place names are determined.

A proverb says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This is borne out in science, where a ...

China is seeking to deepen cooperation with countries in the Indian Ocean region to boost the blue economy and explore new maritime economic collaboration models, a senior Chinese official said on ...

Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.

Survivors and victims’ relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian ... Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220 000 people across more than a dozen ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami ...

Although the US Geological Survey (USGS) tried to warn the Indian Ocean countries, a combination of missteps and other factors prevented the message from going to the right eyes and ears. The result ...

“Within about seven minutes they can confirm to the 27 Indian Ocean countries that they are watching ... Doing so includes creating evacuation maps, public announcements, mobile phone ...