However, China called for a resolution of the crisis in the Maldives through dialogue without external intervention
The Maldives opposition leader and two Supreme Court judges were arrested today after Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency
There was a time when a newly independent India, a third world low-income democracy, could punch above its weight in the international arena
Late on Monday night, National Defence Force personnel 'broke into' the premises of the Supreme Court, arrested the chief justice
In a statement, opposition party called Yameen's action desperate, illegal and unconstitutional
Maldives govt had introduced first state policy on terrorism calling for increased safety awareness
Rasheed was found in the stairwell of his apartment with multiple stab wounds to his neck and chest
Those committing an offence under the bill can face fines, and failure to pay, will result in jail sentence of three to six months
Capital punishment regulations were further amended to allow for hanging in addition to lethal injections as methods of execution
Street protests are banned in the country and people who post criticise government on social media are arrested
Mass resignation happened after Haveeru's founder Mohamed Zahir Hussain was ordered to relinquish editorial and administrative control
The Maldives Supreme Court today upheld a 13-year prison sentence passed last year on the country's first democratically-elected president Mohamed Nasheed, who is living in exile in Britain
Policy paper says the government will investigate severity of terrorism and violent extremism in the country and take action
Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem said a number of political parties have joined the Maldives United Opposition
The Madives government said yesterday that it was disappointed that the UK government had agreed to 'be part of this charade'
The island nation said that their policies in the Middle-East are detrimental to peace and security in the region
50 protesters rallied near president's office against government's move to criminalize defamation
Government spokesman Ibrahim Hussain Shihab said that Adeeb was charged in a criminal court this week