Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by ...

As the last vestiges of British colonialism begin to fade away, Sean O’Grady wonders whether Brexit may have expedited the process – and what might be next ...

After years of negotiations, the UK is giving up its sovereignty over a cluster of strategically important Indian Ocean ...

Under a deal with Mauritius, after what are said to be years of negotiations, the UK will hand over the Chagos Islands to that country in what has been described as a historic move. The archipelago ...

British officials announced the Chagos Islands would be ceded to Mauritius, in exchange for retaining a joint US-UK military ...

However, some of the world's islands pose real dangers and require ... In addition, Indian laws prohibit travel to the island to protect the tribe. Keimada Grande or Snake is an island in the Atlantic ...

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

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

Indian River County is under a hurricane warning Tuesday as a major Category 4 Hurricane Milton churns toward Florida, where ...

Florida authorities began assessing the damage left by Hurricane Milton's passage across the state, after a night of high ...

The Treasure Coast will start to feel Milton's effects Wednesday. Indian River and St. Lucie counties remain under hurricane ...

Each year, the Atlantic hurricane season brings heavy rain and sometimes tragic devastation to the Caribbean islands, Central ...