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A HOTEL worker accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius last year said he was beaten and had his head held under water while in police custody.

A hotel cleaner accused of murdering honeymoon bride Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has claimed that he only confessed to the crime after police "suffocated" him with a towel.

One of the men charged with murdering Michaela McAreavey alleges that police tried to suffocate him with a towel and held his head in a bucket of water while he was interrogated, a court in Mauritius heard.

An Air Mauritius plane was forced to return to Australia after a soft drink can onboard was found to have the word ‘bomb’ scribbled on it.

SYDNEY - Emergency crews raced to Melbourne Airport on Wednesday when a packed passenger plane was forced to return after a soft drink can with the word "bomb" scribbled on it was found onboard, police said. The Australian Federal Police was called in and at least 15 fire trucks were on stand-by as the Air Mauritius Airbus A340, carrying close to 200 people, touched down at an isolated part of ...

Port-louis, Mauritius (ots/PRNewswire) - ? Flight MK 943 left Melbourne Tullamarine airport at 13h35 (Local time Melbourne) with 181 passengers and 13 crew members. Shortly after takeoff, the Captain was informed of a suspicious item on board. In accordance with safety procedures, …

Michaela McAreavey (pictured) cried out in anguish when she was strangled on her honeymoon in Mauritius, a court heard today.

Michaela McAreavey cried out in anguish when she was strangled on her honeymoon in Mauritius, a court heard today.

UPDATE: A FULLY-loaded Air Mauritius plane was forced to make an emergency return to Melbourne after a passenger is believed to have made a bomb threat to the crew.

Two men charged with the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius last year plead not guilty at the start of their trial.

The government today said huge foreign direct investments are routed through Mauritius and Singapore into the country to avoid taxes as well as conceal identities of real investors, who could actually be Indian residents.

At present, 1,110 FIIs are registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India and about 56% are operating through Mauritius.

India may review its tax treaty with Mauritius, which has allowed firms to avoid paying Indian tax, a minister tells parliament.

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RACING:CIRRUS DES Aigles and So You Think, who fought out the finish to the Qipco Champion Stakes in October, are among 10 horses remaining in the Prix Ganay — Prix Air Mauritius at Longchamp on Sunday.

An earthquake of magnitude 8.7 has been detected off the west coast of northern Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey says. The epicenter of the…

A prominent Durban doctor and his wife accused of running a brothel and of human trafficking were yesterday given a court's permission to fly to Mauritius.

Anerood Jugnauth says he will join opposition party after falling out with country's prime minister.

Mauritius and the Seychelles on Tuesday signed a pact to jointly manage a continental shelf in the Indian Ocean spanning 396,000 square kilometres in what was described as a pathbreaking accord.

Scientists have gained new insight into a rare virus that is threatening to wipe out the Mauritius parakeet - one of the world’s most endangered species of parrot.

The Supreme Court of Mauritius has thrown out a £110million case brought by Viscount St Davids, a polo-playing friend of Jodie Kidd.

The Mauritius-based private equity fund Paracor Capital Advisors is planning to raise $ 200 million to invest in real estate projects in the country.

Tropical sun, crystal-clear sea, a luxury resort AND the chance to ride in a top event - no wonder jockey Frankie Dettori can't resist returning to his island paradise where he can combine business with pleasure.

If you're looking for an unlikely economic success story, you can hardly do better than Mauritius.

This small multiracial country has practised free-market economics for years, and now has top-10 rankings in both democratic governance and economic performance

She's been with her handsome model boyfriend for almost a year now and things are going well, if their New year's trip to Mauritius is anything to go by.

A government policy for the national parks of Mauritius is threatening important research into conservation and undermining the ownership and sustainability of conservation projects. Appeals to modify this policy have remained unanswered.Mauritius is known for its conservation successes — including that for the Mauritian

NAIROBI, Kenya — An American military drone which had been used to monitor piracy off the East African coast has crashed at an airport on the island nation of Seychelles during a routine patrol, officials said. The U.S. Embassy in Mauritius said the unmanned U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper was not armed and that Tuesday’s crash caused no injuries. The crash sparked a fire that was quickly extinguish...

VICTORIA — A U.S. drone aircraft crashed at Seychelles International Airport on Tuesday, the U.S. embassy in Mauritius said. “A U.S. Air Force remote-piloted MQ-9 crashed at the Seychelles International Airport in Mahe. The MQ-9 was not armed and no injuries were reported,” the embassy said in a statement. The Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) ...

Latest developments from the final day of the UN COP17 climate change talks in Durban1.05pm: John Vidal asks whether China and India are still developing countries – or have they now joined the ranks of the advanced developed countries? The question has just been been raised in a side meeting held by the South Centre thinktank, the equivalent of the OECD for developing countries. Martin Khor, i...

Erfolgreiche Ferndiagnose: Aus seinem Urlaub auf Mauritius hat ein Australier Einbrecher in seinem Haus entdeckt und sofort die Polizei alarmiert. Die Diebe konnten auf frischer Tat ertappt werden. 

Auf frischer Tat ertappt hat ein auf Mauritius urlaubender Australier mit Hilfe seines iPads zwei Einbrecher in seinem Haus in Melbourne. Die daraufhin alarmierte Polizei konnte die Männer noch am Tatort schnappen, sie sind inzwischen angeklagt, berichtete die Zeitung "Herald Sun" am Mittwoch.

Sydney (dpa) - Über sein iPad hat ein Australier im Urlaub auf Mauritius Einbrecher in seinem Haus in Melbourne entdeckt und die Polizei alarmiert. Die Männer wurden noch am Tatort geschnappt und sin...

TWO months after the Equality Court banned the controversial freedom songDubul' ibhunu (Shoot The Boer), ANC Youth League president Julius Malema sang it on stage in Mauritius.