Alimath Mahmood* expected a community backlash over her decision to remove the hijab. She had worn it for 14 years, watching as Maldivian society became more conservative and more critical of women wh...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A commercial airplane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few feet from the sea.
Images show the Boe...
Screenshot from the video taken by Kevin
An unusual video began to circulate on Facebook Wednesday, attracting the attention of myriads of social media users. The video starts out with just a few shar...
BEIJING (AP) — An oil tanker that caught fire after colliding with a freighter off China's east coast is at risk of exploding and sinking, Chinese state media reported Monday, as authorities from thre...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acknowledging his push to broker peace in the Middle East has stalled, President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to threaten to cut off U.S. aid money to the Palestinian Authority,...
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was under scrutiny for the first time this season after the team dropped further out of Premier League title contention with a 0-0 dr...
Economic minister Mohamed Saeed speaks at the fourth Maldives Investment Forum in Dubar 2017. PHOTO/ECONOMIC MINISTRY
This year’s Maldives Investment Forum commenced at the Dubai International Convent...
Crime scene barrier tape
A man who stole clothes off a drying rack in a house in capital Male has been sentenced to four months and 24 days in prison by the Criminal Court.
The court revealed on Sunda...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The fight to replace South Africa's scandal-prone President Jacob Zuma began Saturday as thousands of delegates of the ruling African National Congress gathered to elect a new lead...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stormtroopers marched the red carpet as Star Wars music blared and fans cheered Saturday at the world premiere of latest installment in the beloved space opera franchise.
The elabo...
