The UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but indigenous people from a tiny island that houses a US ...

Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of a remote Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but will maintain ...

Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.

THE Chagos Islands are an archipelago (group of islands) that have made headlines after the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius.  One of the islands, Diego Garcia, is ...

The island of Rodrigues ... this tiny volcanic outpost in the Indian Ocean beats Mauritius hands down for snorkelling and diving, deep-sea fishing and kite-surfing. There’s barely a soul ...

The government of Mauritius has long argued that it was illegally forced to give the Chagos Islands away in return for its ...

UK agrees to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius LONDON -- UK agrees to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian ...

Britain has been under pressure for decades to hand over the Indian Ocean islands but has resisted because of the Diego Garcia base, a key installation used to help US operations across the Indian ...

but has resisted because of the military base on Diego Garcia island that plays a key role for US operations in the Indian Ocean and Gulf.

but has resisted because of the military base on Diego Garcia island that plays a key role for US operations in the Indian Ocean and Gulf. "For the first time in more than 50 years, the status of ...