Australia-Canada Red Cross to Clean Up Maldives
The Red Cross will help the Maldives deal with growing mountains of debris and rubbish that have piled up as a result of the Dec. 26 tsunami that swamped the low-lying island chain.
View ArticleMaldives moves towards multi-party democracy
Maldives today took an unprecedented move to establish a multi-party democracy with the country's parliament unanimously agreeing with President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to allow multi-party politics.
View ArticleMaldives opposition leader freed
Senior Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed is freed from house arrest.
View ArticleAl Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al)...
View ArticleSkies to be swept for alien life
The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life.
View ArticleSecretary Rice Honors International Women of Courage
In the first ceremony of its kind at the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice March 7 paid tribute to 10 women from around the globe who have shown exceptional courage and...
View ArticleMaldives leader vows to make country carbon neutral
The Maldives will become the world's first carbon neutral country by fully switching to the use of renewable energy within a decade, President Mohamed Nasheed said in an article to be published Sunday.
View ArticleMaldives creates world’s biggest marine reserve
The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives announced at the Rio+20 summit it would create the world’s biggest marine reserve to protect its fisheries and biodiversity.
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