Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US warships at Diego Garcia in 1985 Sir Keir Starmer has given up the Chagos Islands, handing the Indian Ocean territory to ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U.S.

A shadow moves beneath the glass-bottom boat. We lean in as a sea turtle rises, breaking the clear blue surface for a quiet breath before slipping back below. This is Mauritius, where the Indian Ocean ...

LONDON (AP) — Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of a U.S.-U.K. military base that ...

In this photograph from February 2007, Chagossian Islanders and supporters arrive at the Court of Appeal in central London as they prepare to fight a court ruling which would prevent the islanders ...

On October 3, the governments of the United Kingdom and Mauritius finalized an agreement that would see the Chagos Islands returned to Mauritian sovereignty. Both Mauritius, an island nation off the ...

UNITED NATIONS – In a setback for the United Kingdom, the General Assembly voted Tuesday to seek an opinion from the top U.N. court on Mauritius' claim that Britain illegally maintains sovereignty ...

A landmark resolution adopted on the 20th of May by the United Nations General Assembly is being qualified as a major turning point in the global fight against climate change particularly for ...

The UK government has shelved legislation to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the US government withdrew its support for the deal. Until and unless the US gives their consent, the UK will ...

An exotic island with powder white beaches surrounded by the warm, turquoise Indian Ocean, Mauritius offers all the ingredients for a fun, action-packed family getaway. Although the island is a ...