General XML News RSS Feed http://www.haveeru.com.mv Britain's national security chiefs met on Thursday as counter-terrorism police investigated the murder of a soldier who was hacked to death in a London street by two suspected Islamic extremists. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/world/49153 A Malaysian court on Thursday charged a student activist with sedition and police arrested three others, including two opposition politicians, in what critics decried as a crackdown on dissent. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/world/49152 President Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be self defeating. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/world/49151 The army officer accused of plotting to kill former Ungoofaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali was arrested by police in another case, Haveeru has learnt. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/49150 The trial of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed raises serious concerns regarding the fairness of proceedings in the island nation, the UN official in charge of overseeing judicial independence said Tuesday. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/49149 Maldives must work against the ever increasing threat of terrorism facing the country, Attorney General (AG) Aishath Bisham said Thursday. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/49148 A popular private hospital in Sri Lanka is to conduct a medical camp next month in the island of Kulhudhuffushi in Haa Dhaal Atoll. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/49146 Police have arrested the army officer accused of plotting to kill former Ungoofaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/49147 Serious failings in the Maldives justice system perpetuated impunity for human rights violations in the country last year, Amnesty International said today. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/49145 The Maldives women's team has quit the FIBA Asia under 18 three on three basketball tournament after refusing to play without their headscarves. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/sports/49144 Hardly a day goes by without a news story on some violation of women's rights. In recent months, appalling incidents of violence against women and girls, from Delhi to Johannesburg to Cleveland, have sparked public outrage and demands to tackle these horrific abuses. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/opinion/49143 MOORE, Oklahoma, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - Survivors of the killer tornado that ripped through this Oklahoma City suburb rolled up their sleeves Wednesday under a blazing sun and got down to the long, hard task of rebuilding their lives. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/world/49142 SEOUL, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday its latest flagship Galaxy S4 had become its fastest selling smartphone to date, topping 10 million units globally less than a month after its debut. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/technology/49141 VIENNA, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - Iran is making significant progress in expanding its nuclear programme, including in opening up a potential second route to developing the bomb, a new UN atomic agency report showed Wednesday. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/world/49140 AMMAN, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - World powers urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to commit to peace, but warned Thursday that if he fails to negotiate a political transition they would boost their backing of the opposition. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/world/49139 LONDON, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - British counter-terrorism police were Thursday investigating the murder of a man thought to be a soldier, who was butchered and beheaded on a busy London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/world/49138 Civil Court should be able to review Prosecutor General's (PG) decision to charge former President Mohamed Nasheed, as a basic right could be defied if not, opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said yesterday. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/49137 SAVAR, Bangladesh, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - Mamun was hailed a hero for pulling survivors from the ruins of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory complex but now he struggles to sleep, haunted by the memory of sawing off a young woman's hand. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/south_asia/49136 ISLAMABAD, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - A Pakistani court Wednesday refused bail to former military leader Pervez Musharraf over the detention of judges during his 1999-2008 rule, the state prosecutor said. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/south_asia/49135 DHAKA, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - The head of an official inquiry into the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex said Wednesday the building's owner was the "main culprit" for the disaster because he violated construction codes. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/south_asia/49134 ISLAMABAD, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday linked growth in his country's restive west with that in sluggish Pakistan, saying the two sides wanted to create an "economic corridor" to boost development. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/south_asia/49132 NEW DELHI, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - India said Wednesday it will do all within its means to promote stability in Afghanistan after visiting President Hamid Karzai said he had given a military "wishlist" to the Indian government. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/south_asia/49131 A Malaysian vessel has yesterday rescued a Maldivian who went missing early this month after he had left the island of Fares-Maathoda in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll in a dinghy. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/49133 STOCKHOLM, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admitted Wednesday that a departure from the Ligue 1 champions could not be ruled out if the club continues to lack stability behind the scenes. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/world_sports/49130 MADRID, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - Manuel Pellegrini, strongly linked to the vacant Manchester City post, is leaving Malaga at the end of the season, the Chilean announced on Wednesday. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/world_sports/49129