Maldives

China is set to win a "friend" in the Maldives' new President-elect Mohamed Muizzu.

The advance of the global fishing industry coupled with relatively slow growth and reproductive rates has resulted in progressive declines for many shark populations.

The singer replied to the allegations on Instagram with a lengthy response and some risqué pics.

A huge manta ray swam directly toward a stunned scuba diver before elegantly gliding over his head at the last second — and it was caught on video.

Saving the first nation to face extinction from climate change is a test for global action, which we cannot afford to fail.

"The question really is: What is not at stake? Our survival, our food, our income," the Maldives' Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Technology said.

A brave man determined to save an injured bird braved shark-infested waters in a viral rescue operation.

Police officials have ruled the explosion that injured former President Nasheed an act of terror. No group has claimed responsibility.

The archipelago off the coast of Sri Lanka is quickly becoming the Dubai of the ocean, but at what cost?

"We are not going to become the first victims of the climate crisis," Mohamed Nasheed told the international conference. "Climate change is a national security issue for us."

There were fears that President Abdulla Yameen would not accept the result.

The island nation's government ousted Mohamed Nasheed in 2012, now they are facing calls for a boycott of the tourism industry.

The New York Times announced that "Trump Risks the Planet." But the evidence suggests otherwise.

The world's seventh-best hotel is on Mirihi Island, a low-lying beauty that environmental forecasters fear may disappear entirely.

What crises could blindside the White House in the next four years?

George Clooney's wife gave her first interview on U.S. network television to discuss a human rights case.