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Maldives denies role in suspected breach of UN sanctions against North Korea
•The Maldives on Thursday denied that an oil tanker registered to the troubled Indian Ocean archipelago was involved in breaching UN sanctions against North Korea.
Maldives crisis: India must consider military option in Male, can't afford Chinese vassal state in backyard
Sreemoy Talukdar •India must take stock and understand the game China is playing in Maldives, and not rule out military intervention from its basket of tools to mitigate a tricky situation in our neighbourhood
India 'disturbed' by declaration of emergency in Maldives; no word yet on military action
•Earlier, exiled former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed asked India to intervene militarily to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the Maldives
Ally China 'closely watching' Maldives situation, hopes Male can resolve crisis by itself
Ians •China, which did not even have its embassy in the Maldives until 2011, has expanded interests in the nation strategically located in the Indian Ocean.
Maldives Army surrounds Parliament, refuses to exercise SC order seeking President Abdulla Yameen's impeachment
Ians •Maldives Army surrounded Parliament as opposition lawmakers tried to make their way into premises following resignation of parliamentary secretary general
Maldives apex court seeks to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for failing to release jailed leaders, says attorney general
•The Supreme Court in the Maldives is trying to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for not obeying its order to release jailed Opposition leaders, the attorney general said
Maldives top court orders retrial of exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed and eight Opposition leaders
•The Maldives' top court ordered the release of nine key political prisoners on Friday, clearing the way for exiled former leader Mohamed Nasheed to run for president
Former Maldives V-P Ahmed Adeeb jailed for 10 years on terrorism charge
•Former Maldives vice-president Ahmed Adeeb was jailed for 10 years on a terrorism charge, after ex-leader Mohamed Nasheed was granted asylum in Britain.