Brother of ex-strongman elected Maldives president
By HUSSAIN SINAN An election official counts votes in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. The Maldives is under scrutiny after failing to elect a president in three attempts since…
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Maldivians finally vote to elect new president
By HUSSAIN SINAN A Maldivian woman casts her vote in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. After two months of political bickering and repeated failure to hold an election, Maldives…
MALDIVES URGES SUPPORT FOR NEW PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Former Maldivian Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem, right, speaks during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. The Maldives government has called on all…
MALDIVES’ EX-LEADER: ANTI-ISLAMIC LABEL COST VOTES
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Mohamed Nasheed, center, Maldives’ first democratically elected president, addresses the media at his residence in Male, Maldives, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. Nasheed, who was ousted last year…