Maldives
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Political turmoil paralyzing the Maldives deepened Monday after the attorney-general resigned in frustration over parliament's refusal to appoint a new Supreme Court.
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban say they are not attending peace talks with the Afghan government in the Maldives.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Representatives of an Afghan militant group are holding talks in the Maldives, officials said Thursday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A Maldives government official says that the Afghan government and the Taliban are meeting in the Indian Ocean archipelago for talks.
KABUL - The United States is monitoring reconciliation talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government but will not participate unless the insurgents renounce al-Qaida, a top U.S.
