International power rivalry is playing out in the Indian Ocean region, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on ...

Mysterious airstrip appears on Indian Ocean island in key shipping location - A mysterious airstrip being built on a remote ...

Britain’s government has confirmed that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands ...

Britain will give U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's new government the chance to review a deal with Mauritius over the ...

A must-visit is Aapravasi Ghat, a Unesco World Heritage site that served as an immigration depot during the 19th century. It ...

Officials are calling the decision to register rarely-contacted islanders for local elections a historic step. But rights ...

The runway is likely built by the United Arab Emirates, which has long been suspected of expanding its military presence in ...

A mysterious airstrip being built on a remote island in Yemen is nearing completion, according to satellite photos analyzed ...

The French territory of Mayotte issued a red alert and people were ordered to stay in their homes or find a solid shelter, ...

The UK and the U.S. also have a joint military base in the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. Chinese and Indian troops have pulled back from two face-off points after a deal was struck in ...

By the time the oldest human dies, odds are there's a giant tortoise out there somewhere who'll live twice as long as they did. Hailing from the Indian Ocean and the Galapagos islands, giant tortoises ...