The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

UK to return Chagos Islands — but secretive US base will remain© An aerial view of Diego Garcia, the Chagossian Island home to one of the U.S. military's 750 worldwide bases.

After 50 years of struggle, Chagossians won a major victory over the most powerful governments in the world. David Vine This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important ...

As we reported earlier, today's deal gives Mauritius control over the Chagos Islands and allows them to resettle the land - although not Diego Garcia, home to the UK-US military base.

Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament against a deal they say has decided ...

Britain Confident Chagos Islands Deal on Military Base Will Proceed as Doubts Surface By Andrew MacAskill and Villen Anganan LONDON/PORT LOUIS (Reuters) -Britain is confident its plan to secure ...

After the Chagos Islands pass to Mauritius, the adage will cease to apply, as the Pitcairns drop into darkness well before dawn alights on UK territories further westward.

Summary The UK has signed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the military base there for an average of £101m a year ...

Chagos Islanders Displaced for a US Military Base Protest a Deal on Their Future Made Without Them LONDON (AP) — Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for ...

The UK has had sovereignty over the islands for over 50 years but agreed to hand them to Mauritius in October. The draft agreement includes the island of Diego Garcia, used as a UK-US military base.