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Arrest warrant issued for ousted Maldives president
Thursday, 09 February 2012 03:04
MALE (Reuters) - The former president of the luxury resort islands of the Maldives faced arrest on Thursday after being ousted from his post earlier in the week in what he said was a coup at gunpoint.
A criminal court in the capital Male issued arrest warrants for ex-president Mohamed Nasheed and his former defense minister, but the charges against them were unclear, a senior official of Nasheed 's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said.
"An arrest warrant has been issued for him and his former defense minister," MDP official Adam Manik told Reuters. "We have no idea (what the charges are)."
Police said on state TV on Wednesday night that protests led by Nasheed after his ouster were "an act of terrorism."
MDP officials said police and soldiers were on their way to arrest Nasheed, who had just met with a Commonwealth delegation in the Indian Ocean archipelago to mediate
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China says Syrian opposition visited, first such contract
Thursday, 09 February 2012 03:04
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday that a Syrian opposition delegation had visited the country this week and met a vice foreign minister , the first contact reported by Beijing in the wake of its veto in the U.N. of a draft resolution on the country.
The delegation from the Syrian National Coordination Body for Democratic Change , lead by its deputy general coordinator Hassan Mana, made a four-day trip to China , leaving on Thursday,
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said.
They met Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun and other senior diplomats.
"Both sides exchanged views on the present situation in Syria and China explained its principles and position ... and called on all sides to immediately stop the violence," Liu told a daily news briefing.
"The Syrian government should earnestly fulfill its promises, urgently begin an inclusive reform process that has wide participation, and resolve disputes
... Congress leaders fast in Tripura
Thursday, 09 February 2012 02:31
Agartala, Feb 9 (IANS) Tripura Congress members , led by leader of opposition Ratan Lal Nath , Thursday began a fast for 30 hours in front of the Congress Bhavan here to press their 15-point demands, including high-level probes into various alleged scams and murders.
The demands include a CBI ( Central Bureau of Investigation ) inquiry into the alleged misappropriation of "Aadhaar" funds, NIA ( National Investigation Agency ) probe into Papai Saha murder case and publication of Justice (retired) K.M. Yusuf Commission 's report on the assassination of former Tripura health minister Bimal Sinha March 31, 1998.
The Tripura government , however, in a statement refuted the allegation of scam in the central funds for the ambitious "Aadhaar" scheme, a 12-digit number being issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for all Indian residents.
The Left Front government has already rejected all the demands of the
... Tokyo Foundation and Columbia Univ. to Host March 2011 Symposium Concert
Thursday, 09 February 2012 02:21
"Kokoro: The Heart of Japan" Public Symposium and Choral Concert in
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Rebuilding through Song: Japan's Response to the
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... Maldives court orders arrest of ousted president: party official
Thursday, 09 February 2012 02:19
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A criminal court in the Maldives issued
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