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.

Argentina has vowed to gain "full sovereignty" of the Falkland Islands after the UK gave up control of a remote archipelago ...