The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite captured the birth of Tropical Storm Cleo in the southern Indian Ocean on December 7.

The British foreign secretary acknowledged that two U.S. flights carrying detainees landed on a remote British territory in the Indian Ocean. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said that both cases involved refueling on Diego Garcia, which is home to a U.S. base, the BBC reported.

By Waters, Jennifer K; Mayer, Robert H Jr Students at the U.S.