MALDIVES NEWSPAPER RAIDED AFTER CORRUPTION CLAIMS AGAINST PRESIDENT

Al-Jazeera documentary airing corruption allegations against President Abdulla Yameen leads to crackdown on media... READ MORE›

STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MALDIVES IS CALLED PRECAUTIONARY

But Ms. Maumoon insisted that the government was very sure that the explosion was an attempt on Mr. Yameen's life... READ MORE›

SRI LANKAN 'WITCH DOCTOR' CLAIMS HE USED BLACK MAGIC TO ELECT PRESIDENT OF THE MALDIVES

But Mr Yameen's half-brother, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the country's long-time former dictator, strongly denied that Mr Wickramasinghe had any role in the 2013 election... READ MORE›

MALDIVES VICE-PRESIDENT CHARGED OVER ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL PRESIDENT

Ahmed Adeeb is charged with high treason in connection with last montha??s blast on boat carrying President Abdulla Yameen... READ MORE›

PRESIDENT OF MALDIVES DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY

Attorney General Mohamed Anil said President Abdulla Yameen made the decision to safeguard public safety... READ MORE›

MALDIVES POLICE ARREST REPORTERS AT PRESS FREEDOM RALLY

Journalists held after police fire pepper spray at group demanding more media freedom outside presidential office... READ MORE›

MALDIVES COURT JAILS OPPOSITION FIGURE SHEIKH IMRAN ABDULLA FOR 12 YEARS

Leader of Adhaalath party convicted on charge of inciting unrest for staging rally against jailing of dissidents under President Abdulla Yameen... READ MORE›

MALDIVES LEADER BOOSTS CRACKDOWN ON DISSENT, DECLARES EMERGENCY AHEAD OF RALLY

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Wednesday invoked draconian emergency laws for the first time in 11 years, heightening a crackdown on dissent, after alle... READ MORE›

REMOTE-CONTROLLED IED FOUND, NEUTRALIZED NEAR MALDIVES PRESIDENTIAL PALACE, MILITARY SAYS

A remote-controlled bomb was discovered near the presidential palace in the politically charged Maldivian capital on Monday, but the improvised explosive d... READ MORE›

MALDIVES JAILS EX-VICE PRESIDENT FOR 10 YEARS

Gayoom made his trusted young protege Adeeb his vice president last July after sacking his running mate in the 2013 election... READ MORE›

MALDIVES JAILS EX-VP FOR PRESIDENT 'ASSASSINATION PLOT'

Former Maldives deputy leader Ahmed Adeeb has been convicted of plotting to assassinate the president, and sentenced to 15 years in prison... READ MORE›

MALDIVES VICE-PRESIDENT ARRESTED FOR ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENT

Maldives Vice-President Ahmed Adheeb was arrested on Saturday in a investigation over a speedboat explosion targeting President Abdulla Yameen, police and government officials said... READ MORE›

MALDIVES PRESIDENT'S BOAT HIT BY BLAST, WIFE AND AIDES INJURED

The President of the Maldives was unhurt but his wife and two aides were injured in an explosion on board their boat on Monday... READ MORE›

SPOTIFY CAREER NEXT FOR OBAMA? COMPANY TWEETS JOB FOR 'PRESIDENT OF PLAYLISTS'

Everyone has been clamoring to guess what outgoing President Barack Obama will do once he leaves office in 10 days... READ MORE›

NATIVE AMERICANS HAIL, REPUBLICANS RAIL AT OBAMA'S MONUMENT PICKS IN UTAH, NEVADA

The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah will cover 1.35 million acres in the Four Corners region, the White House said... READ MORE›

JOHN MCCAIN: RUSSIA ELECTION HACKING THREATENS TO 'DESTROY DEMOCRACY'

Russia's involvement in hacking US systems during presidential election campaigns threatens to destroy democracy in its current form, according to former Republican candidate John McCain... READ MORE›

SHERIFF INSISTS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE IS 'FAKE' AFTER FIVE-YEAR 'INVESTIGATION'

According to Mr Arpaio and Mr Zullo, sections of a woman's birth certificate in Hawaii were copied and pasted onto the president's... READ MORE›

THE ULTIMATE 'TRUMPMOBILE': PERSONALISED MILITARY-STYLE SUV DESIGNED FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP

Mr Trump's official presidential car will apparently be a brand new, modified limousine that will replace The Beast, which is currently used by President Barack Obama... READ MORE›

OBAMA AND BIDEN MEMES LIGHT UP THE INTERNET

In June, Mr Obama made a friendship bracelet for the pair in a Buzzfeed video that aimed to encourage US citizens to vote... READ MORE›

DIVISIVE POWER OF TRUMPISM WON'T DISAPPEAR ONCE VOTES COUNTED

Economic anxiety alone doesn't explain divisive power of Trumpism Keith Boag... READ MORE›

SIX GREAT BITS FROM SAMANTHA BEE'S OBAMA INTERVIEW

Here, we pick our favourite bits of Samantha Bee's interview with President Barack Obama... READ MORE›

Americans are divided over the president's use of executive action for immigration but like what he tried to do when he used the power... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP VISITS FLOOD RAVAGED LOUISIANA, BARACK OBAMA TO FOLLOW NEXT WEEK

The floods have left at least 13 people dead and affected about 40,000 homes... READ MORE›

AFTER FATAL SHOOTINGS, OBAMA SAYS POLICE MUST ROOT OUT BIAS

Aiming to pre-empt that concern, Obama said that speaking out about the issue is not an attack on police... READ MORE›

OBAMA DROPS MIC: TRUDEAU GETS OFF EASY IN LAST WHITE HOUSE ROAST

Barack Obama didn't hold back during his final White House correspondents' dinner. Here are five of his best Washington-targeted zingers... READ MORE›