Trouble in paradise: Maldives president driven out?
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned following weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge, a military official said Tuesday.
Maldives protests boil over, police join against government
MALE, Maldives (Reuters) - Opposition-led protests in the Maldives boiled over on Tuesday with some police officers defying orders to break them up and instead joining in an assault on the military headquarters in the capital Male. A Reuters witness on Tuesday saw soldiers launch tear gas grenades at a crowd of about 500 people, including several dozen police officers in uniform, who were trying ...
Maldives police mutiny, take over state broadcaster: witnesses
MALE (Reuters) - Mutinying police on the holiday islands of the Maldives took over the state broadcaster on Tuesday and issued an opposition-linked station's calls for people to come on the streets to overthrow President Mohamed Nasheed, witnesses said. Nasheed was safely inside the headquarters of the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) and in control of the military and would address the ...
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