Maldives

Afghanistan: Taliban, Lawmakers Meet In Maldives
February 17, 2010 1942 GMT
The Maldivian government said Afghan lawmakers and Taliban representatives held talks at a resort... [more]
South Asia: SAARC Signs Deal On Fighting Terrorism
August 3, 2008 1500 GMT
Countries from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Aug. 3 pledged the... [more]
Maldives: Youth Tries To Stab President
January 8, 2008 0936 GMT
A young man tried to stab Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom with a kitchen knife as Gayoom... [more]
Maldives: Police Search For Second Bomb
November 23, 2007 1355 GMT
Maldivian authorities arrested eight more suspects in connection with the Sept. 29 bombing in the... [more]
Maldives: Takes Measures To Prevent Extremism
October 18, 2007 1239 GMT
Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom issued an order Oct. 17 including tough measures to... [more]
Maldives: 10 Arrested After IED Blast
October 1, 2007 1420 GMT
Eight Maldivians and two Bangladeshis have been arrested in connection with the Sept. 29... [more]
Maldives: 7 Suspects Arrested For Bombing
September 30, 2007 1818 GMT
Seven Maldivian nationals have been arrested as suspects in a bomb attack that injured 12 foreign... [more]
Maldives: Blast Came From Homemade Bomb
September 29, 2007 2207 GMT
An explosion that wounded 12 in Male, Maldives on Sept. 29 came from a homemade bomb, the... [more]
Maldives: Explosion Rocks Capital
September 29, 2007 1522 GMT
An explosion rocked the Maldivian capital of Male on Sept. 29 around 1:30 p.m. local time,... [more]
Sri Lanka: SAARC Meeting On Terrorism Measure
September 10, 2007 1430 GMT
Representatives of eight South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member nations... [more]
Maldives: Opposition Leader Freed
September 21, 2006 2339 GMT
The leader of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, Mohamed Nasheed, was freed from... [more]
Philippines: Six Dead in Factional Fighting
July 25, 2006 1740 GMT
Six Islamist militants were killed and five wounded when two rival factions of the Moro Islamic... [more]
Maldives: Arrests In Anti-Government Protests
August 15, 2005 1600 GMT
Riot police in the Maldives detained dozens of protesters during the Aug. 13-14 weekend in a... [more]
Indonesia: ADB Tsunami Aid
March 10, 2005 2253 GMT
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said March 10 a $600 million trust fund... [more]
Maldives: Election Results
January 23, 2005 0450 GMT
Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who has ruled since 1978, appears to be the likely... [more]
U.K.: Support For Debt Freeze
January 6, 2005 1905 GMT
British Chancellor to the Treasury Gordon Brown says he has received full support from other G-8... [more]
Japan: Aid To Southeast Asia
January 4, 2005 2300 GMT
Japanese defense officials say Japan has plans to send as many as 800 troops and several aircraft... [more]
U.S.: Earthquake Coalition
December 29, 2004 2120 GMT
U.S. President George W. Bush announced Dec. 29 the formation of an international coalition to... [more]
South Asia: 40,000 Now Dead In Tsunami
December 28, 2004 1921 GMT
More than 40,000 people have been reported killed in South Asian and African countries after an... [more]
Asia: Earthquake Death Tolls
December 26, 2004 2241 GMT
More than 9,500 people have died in the earthquake that hit south Asia early Dec. 26, the BBC... [more]
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