Maldives’ Ex-Prez to appeal against jail
Male: Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, who is serving a 13-year jail sentence on terror charges, will challenge the verdict against him in the Supreme Court. Nasheed, who had earlier decided not to appeal his prison sentence, has now opted to move the country’s apex court, his lawyers said.
Gambia becomes an ‘Islamic state’
Banjul: President Yahya Jammeh has declared the Gambia “an Islamic State”, but stressed that the rights of the Christian minority in the small west African country would be respected and that women would not be held to a dress code.
UN encouraged by lanka progress on rights
Colombo: Encouraged by the Government’s progress on human rights in Sri lanka, a top UN rights official has said he wants to visit the country as it has become more “receptive” to working with the world body.
‘Ban on Muslims endangers security’
Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry slammed Donald Trump today, saying the Republican frontrunner’s calls to ban Muslims from entering the United States “endanger national security.” “To outright ban people, because they belong to one particular religionIJ That’s just stunningly contrary to the fundamental values of our nation,” Kerry said with ABC’s “This Week” programme.