Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. File photo of former president of Maldives Abdulla Yameen (AFP/Getty) The criminal court of Maldives on Sunday found former ...

MALE (Reuters) - Maldives' former president Abdulla Yameen was freed from house arrest on Tuesday after a top court overturned a money-laundering and embezzlement conviction, allowing him to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen attends a meeting in Beijing MALE (Reuters) -The Maldives criminal court on Sunday ...

MALE (Reuters) - A former Maldives president jailed on corruption charges has returned to politics with a campaign against Indian influence in the country, worrying New Delhi, which is battling China ...

MALE (Reuters) -A Maldives high court overturned former president Abdulla Yameen's 11-year jail term on Thursday and asked a lower court to restart criminal proceedings against him. Yameen was ...

MALE, Maldives (AP) — A court in Maldives on Sunday found the former president guilty of money laundering and accepting a bribe and sentenced him to 11 years in prison. The Criminal Court of Maldives ...

MALE, MaldivesMALE, Maldives — A court in the Maldives on Thursday threw out former President Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and bribery charges and ordered a retrial.

FILE-Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom, center, surrounded by his body guards arrives to address his supporters in Male, Maldives,Feb. 3, 2018. The highest court in the Maldives on Tuesday ...

In an unexpected move last week, the Maldives Supreme Court ordered the release of several imprisoned opposition lawmakers, ruling that their trials were politically motivated. President Abdulla ...

MALE (Reuters) -Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen will appeal as soon as possible against his conviction and jailing for 11 years on corruption and money laundering charges, said his lawyer.