The International Court of Justice in The Hague found that the decolonisation of Mauritius by the United Kingdom was not lawfully completed and that the UK is under obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos archipelago. ICJ President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf read the advisory opinion of the court . Its conclusio ...

The European Union opened the door Monday to Britain postponing its exit from the 28-nation bloc beyond the March 29 deadline, saying it would be a rational solution given the political crisis in the UK. European Council President Donald Tusk said he had discussed the legal and procedural context of a potential extension when he met Sun ...

Leaders of 17 countries on the rim of the Sahel began talks on Monday on a nearly $400-billion plan to help the fragile region cope with climate change. The 2018-30 scheme, covering countries ranging from Mauritania to the Horn of Africa, aims at reducing carbon emissions and providing help in the fight against desertification and other cli ...

Britain should quickly give up control of the Chagos archipelago, the Indian Ocean islands that house the secretive US airbase at Diego Garcia but are claimed by Mauritius, the International Court of Justice said Monday. Judges in The Hague said in a legal advisory opinion on a decades-old dispute that Britain had illegally split the isla ...

South African Olympic 400-metre gold medallist and world record-holder Wayde van Niekerk made a winning return to competitive action at the weekend after a long injury lay-off. The 26-year-old suffered freak knee injuries during a celebrity touch rugby match in Cape Town two years ago and his rehabilitation included time in the United State ...

Judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague are set to rule today on the legal dispute between Britain and its former colony Mauritius over the fate of the Chagos archipelago. The ruling, however, is not legally binding. The ICJ judges will rule on the legal consequences of the seperation of the Chagos Archipelago from ...