With thousands of US ground troops reportedly on the way to the Middle East, speculation is mounting that they may be ...

The Maldives is threatening international legal action to press its claim for control of the Chagos Islands.

The Faroe Islands lie about halfway between Scotland and Iceland in the Atlantic Ocean. Consisting of 18 main islands and hundreds more islets and skerries, the rugged, rocky Faroes are best known for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Traces of Denmark’s 250-year imperial reign are still visible on St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John and the smattering of tiny islets ...

Islands are much more than beaches and palm trees. Throughout my travels, I’ve found them to be places where rare adventures thrive—their isolation lets time and tradition hew experiences you won’t ...

The cluster of islands and sea stacks off San Francisco are often hidden by a dense curtain of clouds. But when the fog lifts, the Farallon Islands can be seen from shore, their faint jagged forms ...

Oregon is home to thousands of islands, but almost all of them have no public access. The Oregon Islands National Wildlife ...