In his first visit to India, Waheed, who met the Indian leadership, said he had sought, and received commitment of India’s continued support to Maldives and its stability.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 5/13/12 11:21 PM

Early elections were aimed to settle the crisis on the tropical islands following the coup against his predecessor. www.telegraph.co.uk | 5/13/12 7:00 PM

New Delhi, May 12: Mohamed Waheed, the new president of the Maldives, Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here in his first-ever visit to India and is said to have committed to presidential polls in his country at the earliest.

www.topix.net | 5/12/12 9:07 PM

Ahead of the first visit by President Mohamed Waheed, Maldives hoped that India will not play a role in the internal politics of the country. www.dnaindia.com | 5/11/12 10:07 AM

Maldives' President, Mohammed Waheed Hussain, whose succession to Presidency was charged of a coup, leading to political turmoil, would be arriving in New Delhi on Friday evening. www.dnaindia.com | 5/11/12 2:30 AM

India will also get an update on the situation in Maldives which witnessed a tumultuous political transition in February . www.dnaindia.com | 5/10/12 4:13 PM

Mr. Nasheed is pushing for a new election, and asking other countries' leaders for help.

india.blogs.nytimes.com | 5/9/12 12:10 PM

LabourStart headline - Source: Minivan News minivannews.com | 5/2/12 12:00 AM

The Maldives has had a tricky time of late, hit by political unrest. But Sue Ryan finds little to disturb her cocktail reverie as she takes a tour of some of the newest resort developments. www.dailymail.co.uk | 4/27/12 8:33 AM

Mohamed Nasheed, who says he was forced out of power in violent coup, met with India's PM and says world should sanction his nation www.voanews.com | 4/24/12 3:16 PM

Maldives today warned of new dangers lurking close to the Indian Ocean atolls with the rapid spread of Somali piracy. www.dnaindia.com | 4/24/12 11:00 AM

Coast Guards of India, Sri Lanka and Maldives are taking part in a joint exercise off the coast of Male.

economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4/23/12 8:42 AM

Six warships are taking part in the five-day exercises code named 'Dosti XI'. Indian Coast Guard ships 'Sankalp' and 'Subhadra' are participating in the war games.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 4/23/12 8:34 AM

Mohamed Nasheed won the presidency in Maldives' first multiparty elections in 2008, after a lifetime advocating democracy and human rights and several long stints in jail.

www.topix.net | 4/19/12 10:56 PM

Deposed Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed has claimed that Indian high commissioner had asked for a “note” in response to an urgent appeal for help.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 4/19/12 8:02 PM

Nasheed is not satisfied with the Maldives government's announcement regarding holding of polls in July next year.

economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4/19/12 10:04 AM

Former Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed on Wednesday added a twist to the mysterious turn of events surrounding his alleged deposition from power in February. www.dnaindia.com | 4/19/12 5:00 AM

The former president of Maldives is on a visit to India to apprise the country of the events of February 7 — when he was ousted by a section of the military and police believed to be loyal to former ruler Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 4/19/12 12:47 AM

The president of the Maldives sets July 2013 for the next presidential elections, despite opposition calls for the polls to be held this year. www.bbc.co.uk | 4/18/12 5:47 PM

Mohamed Waheed Hussain Manik, said his predecessor resigned voluntarily after protests triggered by the arrest of a judge. He said July 2013 was the earliest polls could be held. www.dnaindia.com | 4/18/12 12:57 PM

Maldives president calls for early election in '13 www.npr.org | 4/18/12 9:36 AM

The Maldives president announced Wednesday that he will call for an early presidential election following a contentious power transfer earlier this year, but the opposition said the plan fell short of its demands. news.yahoo.com | 4/18/12 9:36 AM

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, who was ousted by gunpoint in February, is in Delhi to lobby policymakers. Photograph: Dinuka ... story.venezuelastar.com | 4/18/12 9:13 AM

The Maldivian government Wednesday proposed a presidential election in July 2013, three months prior to the earlier schedule. story.venezuelastar.com | 4/18/12 7:10 AM

The Maldivian government on Wednesday proposed a presidential election in July 2013, three months prior to the earlier schedule.

economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4/18/12 7:01 AM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Maldives president announced Wednesday that he will call for an early presidential election following a contentious power transfer earlier this... www.huffingtonpost.com | 4/18/12 6:51 AM

President Barack Obama managed to commit two major gaffes in a single sentence by attempting to refer to the Falkland Islands as the Malvinas while instead calling them the Maldives, which are 8,123 miles away. www.dailymail.co.uk | 4/18/12 1:51 AM

The Commonwealth's human rights watchdog criticises an investigation set up by the Maldives to investigate a recent alleged coup. www.bbc.co.uk | 4/16/12 8:42 PM

Barack Obama made an uncharacteristic error, more akin to those of his predecessor George W Bush, by referring to the Falkland Islands as the ... story.venezuelastar.com | 4/16/12 5:15 PM

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The 55-year-old man, whose name was not disclosed by police, worked at the W Maldives Resort on the Island of Fesdhoo. www.dnaindia.com | 4/14/12 12:09 PM

A 23-year-old Swede stands charged with manslaughter in the Maldives, after the quad bike he was driving crashed into a tree, killing two British honeymooners. www.thelocal.se | 4/12/12 8:55 AM

[Garowe Online] Bossaso - A government official has reported of delays in trials and promised extradition against Somali pirates detained in Kenya and Maldives, Radio Garowe reports. allafrica.com | 4/11/12 4:04 PM

The US is in touch with India over efforts to resolve the political crisis in Maldives and it wants to see the country progress towards holding elections.

economictimes.indiatimes.com | 4/7/12 5:05 PM

The United States is in touch with India on the situation in the Maldives, an official of the US Embassy to Sri Lanka and the Maldives said Saturday. The embassy in a statement quoted the Charg ... story.venezuelastar.com | 4/7/12 8:51 AM

LOS ANGELES (ThwWrap.com) - "The Island President" at the center of Jon Shenk's documentary is no longer in office, but Mohamed Nasheed's environmental crusade on behalf of his island nation continues as the movie rolls into theaters Friday. Nasheed, the first democratically-elected president of the Maldives in 2008, led a crusade to get the world's governments to recognize and take steps to stem global warming. At risk: his nation, a low-lying string of islands that could be submerged by a rising Indian Ocean within decades. ...

news.yahoo.com | 4/7/12 1:53 AM

Maldives Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon tells the BBC that elections cannot be held in the country "in the foreseeable future". www.bbc.co.uk | 4/6/12 9:51 AM

A floating mosque and golf course for the submerging Maldives islands. Amphibious homes in the Netherlands lifted to safety as waters surge beneath them.

www.topix.net | 4/3/12 1:01 PM

[Garowe Online] Mogadishu - An Iranian cargo ship, the MV Eglantine was released by Somali pirates who captured the vessel near Maldives 8 days earlier, Radio Garowe reports. allafrica.com | 4/3/12 12:46 PM

Mohamed Nasheed, the recently ousted president of the Maldives, has witnessed first-hand how technology and social media can organize civil society to create change and generate awareness. news.yahoo.com | 3/28/12 11:26 PM

Jon Shenk’s documentary “The Island President” aims to raise awareness about climate change and issues of democracy.

www.nytimes.com | 3/28/12 8:43 PM

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(Washington, D.C.) -- Maldives authorities must immediately investigate allegations that police beat and sexually harassed four women detained during an anti-government rally, Amnesty International said.

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www.amnestyusa.org | 3/28/12 1:00 PM

Mumbai story.venezuelastar.com | 3/28/12 12:00 PM

In “The Island President,” the documentary filmmaker Jon Shenk turns his camera on the uglier realities of life and politics in the Maldives.

movies.nytimes.com | 3/27/12 9:56 PM

The MV Eglantine was seized by Somali pirates late Monday off Hoarafushi island in the Maldives, the first hijacking in the waters of the archipelago.

economictimes.indiatimes.com | 3/27/12 5:29 PM

Mega Maldives Airlines is going after a growing niche, linking the increasingly affluent China with the tiny island nation of the Maldives.The company's chief executive says his start-up is poised for expansion. dealbook.nytimes.com | 3/27/12 12:17 AM

Maldives officials say Somali pirates have hijacked a cargo ship and 23 crew - the first such seizure in the island chain's waters. www.bbc.co.uk | 3/26/12 9:40 PM

"A cross between paradise and paradise." This is how Mohammed Nasheed of the Maldives describes his nation in Jon Shenk's powerful new film,A TheA Island President .

www.topix.net | 3/26/12 3:35 PM