The African island nation will assume sovereignty over the archipelago – minus a military base – after a long dispute ...

The Prime Minister is facing major pressure over what critics said was the 'surrender' of the Indian Ocean archipelago almost 6,000 miles from Britain which is home to the US air station.

The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over Britain’s last African colony.

LONDON (AP) -- The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to ...

Conservative leadership hopefuls attack Labour and clash over decision, though there is a historical irony in all this ...

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

As part of the deal, the U.K. will retain sovereignty of Diego Garcia for an initial period of 99 years, and will pay ...

Buenos Aires' foreign minister Diana Mondino vowed to seek 'full sovereignty' of the Islands in the South Atlantic, which ...

Other large British Overseas Territories include the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands and ...

For years, Mauritius demanded the UK end its control on the Chagos Archipelago. Why was their ownership a matter of ...

Chagossians claim they were repeatedly refused the chance to take part in negotiations behind the historic deal.

India played a pivotal yet understated role in resolving the decades-long dispute over the Chagos archipelago. The historic agreement, which returned sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius after two ...