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Former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom arrested

Former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and his son-in-law were arrested by the Maldives authorities. In a late night operation after declaring a state of emergency, the Maldives security forces broke into?Gayoom’s house and arrested him as well as his son-in-law. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s daughter Yumna Maumoon said the?police broke down the door and arrested her father and her husband. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ruled the country as the President of Maldives from 1978 to 2008. He has, in the

05 Feb, 2018

Taiwan earthquake: Deaths confirmed amid rescue effort

A strong earthquake in Taiwan has killed at least two people and injured more than 200 others, officials say. The powerful 6.4-magnitude tremor struck at 23:50 (15:50 GMT) about 20km (12 miles) off the island’s east coast. Emergency responders have rescued about 150 people from hotels and residential buildings that have partially collapsed in the city of Hualien. Photographs show tilting structures, scattered debris and extensive damage to roads in the area. Among the several badly damaged b

07 Feb, 2018

China tells its tourists not to visit Maldives until situation improves

China?s foreign ministry on Monday said Chinese tourists should not visit the Maldives until the situation there stabilizes, as an ongoing tussle between the Maldives? Supreme Court and the country?s president threatens to spark a constitutional crisis. The government of the Maldives will resist any attempt by the Supreme Court to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for disobeying its order last week to release jailed opposition leaders, the attorney general said on Sunday. Chinese Ministry of Fo

05 Feb, 2018