"I am deeply concerned that the rule of law, which is the foundation of any democratic state, is being undermined," Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussain said at the...
A ruling party lawmaker proposed amending the Judges Act to trigger automatic removal if a judge is convicted of a criminal offence, bypassing the parliamentary vote called...
Abdulla Rasheed, who was serving a five-year sentence on assault charges, died last October while being treated at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital.
Sir Hugo Swire MP told fellow lawmakers the Maldives tourism industry was losing US$20 million a day since the start of the state emergency and warned...
National Patriotism Day comes amid a state of emergency and protests demanding the arrest and resignation of President Abdulla Yameen.
The 48-year old Bangladeshi died due to smoke inhalation while undergoing treatment.
The watchdog concluded that 1,326 cases either did not involve corruption, or that it was not going to probe them further because there was nothing suspicious,...
The demonstration in Colombo was the first one outside the Maldives since last month’s Supreme Court ruling and state of emergency declaration.
With only ruling coalition lawmakers present, President Abdulla Yameen's nominee to the five-member electoral body was approved with 33 votes from the 85-member house.
Former Commissioner of Police Ahmed Areef has been placed under arrest after his apartment in Malé was raided Tuesday morning.
The ruling party has proposed an anti-defection law to penalise floor crossing and strip lawmakers of their seats for switching parties.
Police are investigating the death of a 42-year-old woman found hanged last Thursday on the island of Nolhivaram in Haa Dhaal atoll.
Of 4,820 births during the past two years, 514 babies were born with defects, including 42 serious cases and 21 fatalities.
Local media reported Sunday that former MP Ahmed Shareef Adam was the only candidate sent for parliamentary approval out of those who applied to the president's office.
Police say they took 48 people into custody between February 1 and March 2 and released 47 of them, although the opposition alliance disputes these figures.
The International Maritime Organization now lists the Xin Yuan 18 with an unknown flag.
Special Ops police in riot gear moved in swiftly after opposition supporters gathered around 4:30 pm in four spots along Malé's main thoroughfare, setting up barricades, pepper...
