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No coup in the Maldives, commission finds, triggering protests
World NowAngry protesters turned to the streets Thursday in the Maldives after a national commission found that its former president was not ousted in a coup, but stepped down legally after losing political support.... -
Maldives' former president arrested after defying court summons
World NowPolice arrested the former leader of the Maldives on Monday as he campaigned to regain the presidency, the latest chapter in the political saga roiling the tiny string of islands south of India. The winding case has rattled the young democracy, which... -
State Department calls on Iranian exile group to move
World NowREPORTING FROM WASHINGTON -- The State Department on Tuesday called on the Mujahedin Khalq, an exiled Iranian group living in Iraq, to leave its current camp and relocate to a former U.S. Air Base near Baghdad. More than 3,000 members of the movement live... -
Opposition takes over Maldives television after president resigns
World NowIn the wake of the resignation of Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected president of Maldives, opposition leaders wanted the military to detain the president on corruption charges. "His rule was tainted with nepotism and corruption, often... -
Maldives president resigns after weeks of protest
World NowThe Maldives' first democratically elected president resigned Tuesday after weeks of protest over his decision to sack a judge he had accused of favoring the opposition.... -
The Maldives are in political upheaval. Why do we care?
World NowMaldives is making headlines for political upheaval, as the president says he was forced to resign at gunpoint in a de facto coup d’état. Why should we care about this tiny island nation?... -
Heather Mills, ex-wife of Paul McCartney, tells of phone hacking
World NowHeather Mills tells British inquiry looking into media ethics after a phone hacking scandal that Paul McCartney's pleading phone message was hacked; tells inquiry of media harassment.... -
Arrest warrant issued for former president of Maldives
World NowA criminal court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for deposed Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed amid further threat of violence in the island nation following rioting a day earlier.... -
Three explosions shake Bangkok; Iranian link suspected
World NowThailand Iran Explosion: Three explosions rattle Thailand, police say Iranian nationals suspected... -
The 'Island President' hits the media circuit [video]
World NowThe ousted president of the Maldives has been on the American media circuit, making stops on the Daily Show and Letterman like a movie star -- which he is. Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected president of this chain of islands in the... -
Solar panels for the president ... of the Maldives
GreenspaceNot long ago, the White House turned down an offer from Oakland-based Sungevity to install donated photovoltaic solar panels on the roof. But the company has nonetheless managed to land some presidential presence -– in the Maldives. Sungevity on... -
Newlyweds Katy Perry, Russell Brand head to the Maldives for honeymoon
Ministry of GossipAfter elaborate nuptials Saturday at a tiger sanctuary in India, Katy Perry and Russell Brand headed off on a chartered jet to the Maldives on Monday to start their honeymoon. A Christian minister who's a longtime Perry family friend performed......
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