open image in gallery Fuel tanks sit at the edge of a miltary airstrip on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major US military base in the middle of the ...

Diego Garcia, a remote and militarised atoll ... Only military personnel and contractors are allowed to set foot on the island, and tourism or civilian travel is strictly forbidden.

Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue waters. But this is no tourist destination. It is strictly ...

However, the Chagossian people on the Diego Garcia island were forcibly removed by the British in the 1970s. Diego Garcia is a significant island, because it is home to a UK-US military base.

The United Kingdom hands over the Chagos archipelago (and the massive US base on Diego Garcia island) to Mauritius (and to the Chinese fishing fleet). The final obstacle to the agreement was ...

The United States (US) has sent six stealth B-2 bombers to Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean. The island is known as an American military base. As cited from Times of India, satellite ...

Once dependent on sugar exports, the island has built up a strong outsourcing and financial services sector, as well as an important tourism industry ... the island of Diego Garcia.

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...