In his first television interview since the assassination attempt on him, Mohamad Nasheed, the current speaker of the Maldives Parliament (People's Majlis) has expressed worries over the extremist elements in his country.

Maldives's Mohamed Nasheed expresses worries over extremist elements, Chinese debt

Days after former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was critically wounded in an assassination attempt, he has been flown out to Germany for further treatment. Nasheed, a 53-year-old leader, had gone through a 16-hour long surgery to remove shrapnel from his liver, lungs and abdomen after which he was discharged on Thursday.

Maldives' former president flown to Germany after bomb attack

The exiled Maldives opposition leader said President Yameen had 'illegally' declared martial law

Maldives ex-president Nasheed asks India, US to help remove president