Topic: Maldives

Three endangered shark species get protection

Global conference agrees to regulate trade in three sharks prized for their fins. Nations decide oceanic whitetip, hammerhead, and porbeagle sharks are more valuable alive than dead.

Maldives former president arrested

In the archipelago nation of the Maldives known for its beach resorts, the former President Mohamed Nasheed was arrested on charges he illegally detained a judge during the last days of his rule.

Global first: Brit visits all 201 states without flying

Graham Hughes says Iraq and Afghanistan were easy. Islands like Nauru were the real challenges.

Terrorism & Security UN chief plans to attend summit in Iran, drawing both support and fire

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Tehran next week to attend the summit of the Nonaligned Movement, a decision that is drawing criticism from the US and Israel.

Maldives, hailed as democracy poster child, turns to Islamist fundamentalism

The tropical Maldives, recently held up as a victory for democracy, has taken a nosedive, says its ousted president. He is now looking for international help.

The Island President: movie review

Global warming gets personal with 'The Island President,' an inspiring – and dispiriting – look at one man's fight to save his country from disappearing under a rising sea.

Change Agent A growing answer to rising seas: floating homes

Homes, hospitals, even prisons and golf courses may be built over the water as architects cope with rising sea levels that will affect coastal cities around the world.

Crisis in Maldives: Police issue warrant for ousted president

The former president of the Maldives awaited arrest in his house on Thursday, vowing to stay and fight against the government he says ousted him in a coup.

Upheaval in the Maldives: 4 things you should know

The Maldives, an archipelago nation best known for its beaches and resorts, is suddenly making headlines after its president stepped down amid protests.  What's going on in the Maldives?

Maldives president asks for unity while rioting rages on (+video)

Backers of the Maldives former president clashed with police while the country's new leader sought to bring unity to government after months of turmoil.

Trouble in paradise: Maldives president steps down amid protests (+video)

In the archipelago nation known for its beach resorts, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed was forced to resign after the military clashed with protesting police dissidents.

Is the US dragging its feet on a climate deal?

Some countries and advocacy groups are saying that the United States is seeking to delay the start of a legally binding climate change deal until after 2020, a charge that the US climate envoy denies. 
12/08/2011 12:41 pm

A 'climate hawk' wonders how to educate his toddler

An environmentalist watches his son play with a garden hose and cringes about water conservation.
09/09/2011 01:28 pm

Terrorism & Security Amnesty International: Death penalty on decline, US in top 5

A new Amnesty International report finds that the use of the death penalty is declining worldwide and that in a number of countries, even when death sentences are issued, they are not carried out.
03/28/2011 09:44 am

3 good books for February reading

In a short month packed with long, cool nights, what better diversion than a good book? Here are three February releases we think you will like.
02/04/2011 09:14 am

Pakistani militants expand abroad, starting in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has arrested suspected members of Lashkar-e-Taiba. The Pakistani militant group was blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks -- and some fear it could target India again and provoke regional tensions.
08/05/2010 02:55 pm

Gallery Largest living things

At last, a court to try Somali pirates

Most navies catch and release Somali pirates. But Kenya's new pirate court, funded by the UN, aims to bring legal clarity to a complex international crime.
07/08/2010 01:12 pm

Gallery Top 10 countries with most improved child mortality rates

Press freedom falls around the world

There are bright spots regarding press freedom, but there's been an overall decline for eight straight years, according to a new report. Other political and social freedoms may be waning, too.
04/29/2010 07:34 pm

India, Pakistan PMs highlight ancestral ties at SAARC meeting

The prime ministers of India, Pakistan met at the annual meeting of SAARC, a notoriously ineffective regional bloc. But it offered a rare opportunity to highlight the shared ancestry of eight South Asia nations that make up one-fifth of humanity.
04/29/2010 10:38 am

Terrorism & Security India, Pakistan leaders may meet on sidelines of SAARC summit

Officials in India and Pakistan have indicated that their prime ministers will meet on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Bhutan this week, though it is unclear if the meeting will go beyond handshakes.
04/27/2010 09:13 am

Volcanic ash cloud economics: Europe's winners and losers

As Iceland's volcanic ash cloud hangs over Europe, stranding airline passengers for a fifth day, the train, bus, taxi, and ferry companies are doing a booming business. Would you pay $5,000 for a taxi ride from Norway to Britain?
04/19/2010 01:43 pm

Global warming as peacemaker? Disputed island disappears under rising sea.

Rising sea levels have submerged an island claimed by both India and Bangladesh. Global warming appears to have buried the dispute.
03/24/2010 10:38 am

Bluster at UN Human Rights Council, as US and Iran trade barbs

This week at the UN Human Rights Council, the US seeks to draw attention to Iran’s repression of domestic opposition. Iran, meanwhile, launched a fiery attack on the West.
03/02/2010 07:52 pm