India and Maldives were involved in a diplomatic row over intemperate remarks made against the Indian high commissioner by the spokesperson to the Maldivian President which was described by the envoy as against diplomatic protocol.

Maldivian police on Monday arrested the country's first democratically-elected president Mohamed Nasheed after he again failed to turn up for the start of a trial for abuse of power, his party said.

A report into the alleged coup that ousted the president of the Maldives in February was due to be released on Thursday, with supporters of the former leader threatening more protests in the capital M

A Commonwealth-backed investigation in the Maldives on Thursday dismissed claims that a coup forced Mohamed Nasheed from the presidency in February and declared it was a legitimate transfer of power.

The India-facilitated all-party talks in Maldives finally yielded a breakthrough, with the groups agreeing to focus on a six-point agenda, including the prospect of an early election, to find a resolu

Mohamed Waheed, the new president of the Maldives, on Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here in his first-ever visit to India.

The two leaders are said to have discussed the situation in the

The Maldives' new leader said a presidential election could be held before the scheduled date of October 2013 provided conditions were right for a free and peaceful poll, after his predecessor quit la

Ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday rejected a US call to compromise and dismissed proposals for a unity government to end political unrest in the Indian Ocean nation.

Nasheed, who in

The new Maldivian president has made urgent cabinet appointments to try and contain violence that has spread across the archipelago since his predecessor said he was forced to resign in a coup.

Presi

The family of deposed Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed has fled the country and sought refuge in Sri Lanka following unrest, a media report said.

Nasheed's wife Laila Ali arrived here on Wednesday