Maldives crisis festers, India pushes for political deal
With the crisis in the Maldives deepening as defiant former President Mohamed Nasheed alleged a coup, India has stepped up its outreach to all key political interlocutors in the archipelago nation to push a political deal that spurs the process of forming a broad-based national government of unity.
India should be worried over Maldives turmoil: Expert
India 'should be worried' over the quick-paced developments in the Maldives that saw the president quit and violence spread across the country, said an expert here.
"Definitely, India should be worri
Nasheed: I left at gunpoint
The ousted President of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean island resort, said on Wednesday he was forced out of power at gunpoint, prompting clashes between police and
Ousted at gunpoint, ex-president of Maldives takes to streets
The ousted president of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean islands, said on Wednesday he had been forced out of power at gunpoint, prompting clashes between police and
Arrest warrant for Maldives ex-presiden: Party officials
A criminal court in the Maldives has issued an arrest order for former president Mohamed Nasheed and his former defence minister, party officials told AFP on Thursday.
"The court has given the order
Maldives leader calls for national unity government
The new president of the Maldives on Wednesday called for the formation of a national unity government in his Indian Ocean nation even as police and soldiers kept watch over his predecessor at an undi
Mob smashed statues in Maldives museum: police
Police said Wednesday a mob had stormed the Maldives national museum and smashed Buddhist statues, an act of vandalism which former president Mohamed Nasheed blamed on Islamic radicals.
"A mob enter
Ex-Maldives leader said forced out 'at gunpoint'
The ousted president of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean island resort, said on Wednesday he was forced out of power at gunpoint and urged his successor to step down.
Nasheed supporters clash with police in Maldives
Several thousand supporters of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed clashed with police and troops in riot gear on Wednesday, a day after his resignation which he blamed on a coup d'etat.
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Ex-president, other MPs injured in Maldives clashes
The Maldives' ex-president Mohammed Nasheed was injured on Wednesday and briefly hospitalised after he was beaten by police during a rally of his supporters in the capital, his cousin has revealed.
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