Ex-president denounces Maldives coup

Ex-president denounces Maldives coup

Ex-president denounces Maldives coup

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:28 PM PST

Mohamed Nasheed tells Al Jazeera he was forced to resign to avoid bloodshed, but hints he could make political comeback.


Drone strike leaves several dead in Pakistan

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:32 PM PST

Two missiles fired from unmanned US aircraft in North Waziristan tribal region, killing 10, security officials say.


NATO, Afghan and Pakistan military officials to meet (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:18 PM PST

Reuters - NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving border security and coordination Wednesday, in a possible sign that tension is easing following a cross-border NATO air attack in November that infuriated Pakistan.


South Korea opposition party says it will repeal U.S. trade deal (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:06 PM PST

Reuters - The leader of South Korea's main opposition party, which polls say is headed for a big victory in an April election, said on Wednesday it would repeal a free trade deal with the United States if it wins control of parliament, unless the pact is renegotiated.


Scores killed in shelling of Syrian city of Homs (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:15 PM PST

Pro-Syrian regime supporters wave Syrian and Russian flags as they cheer a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP - Activists say Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighborhoods in the central city of Homs for the fifth straight day, killing scores of people.

NATO, Afghan and Pakistan military officials to meet

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:18 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving border security and coordination Wednesday, in a possible sign that tension is easing following a cross-border NATO air attack in November that infuriated Pakistan.

VIDEO: US court backs gay marriage

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:49 PM PST

A US court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional.


VIDEO: Preserving New York's 'Little Syria'

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:16 PM PST

New Yorkers work to save all that remains from an early centre of Arab-American life.


Rio's Olympic Preview: Erupting Manhole Covers (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:25 PM PST

Time.com - Will the Brazilian megacity's crumbling infrastructure spoil the World Cup and the Olympics?


South Korea opposition party says it will repeal U.S. trade deal

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:06 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - The leader of South Korea's main opposition party, which polls say is headed for a big victory in an April election, said on Wednesday it would repeal a free trade deal with the United States if it wins control of parliament, unless the pact is renegotiated.

VIDEO: SA 'zombie held' singer charged

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:36 PM PST

South African police have charged a man with fraud after he claimed to be a famous Zulu musician who had come back from the dead.


VIDEO: Argentina to make UN complaint

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:02 PM PST

Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations over what it calls the British "militarisation" of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.


Army operations continue in Syria's Homs

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:38 PM PST

Activists say tanks are closing in on opposition neighbourhoods, a day after Assad pledged to end the bloodshed.


Voting begins in key Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:40 PM PST

AP - Residents in India's largest state began voting Wednesday in a monthlong local election with repercussions for the whole nation.


Pakistan PM files appeal in contempt case

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:04 PM PST

Gilani appeals against court order to appear at indictment hearing for refusing to pursue graft case against president.


Maldives installs new president amid coup allegations (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:50 PM PST

Reuters - The Maldives, one of the world's most renowned tourist destinations, installed a new president after the man credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean islands resigned, apparently under military pressure following a police mutiny.


Chinese official takes "leave" in blow to ambitious Bo Xilai (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:01 PM PST

Reuters - A deputy mayor of Chongqing in southwest China went on leave, the city government said on Wednesday, in the wake of feverish talk on the Chinese Internet that he faced a corruption probe and might even have sought refuge at a U.S. consulate.


Chinese official takes "leave" in blow to ambitious Bo Xilai

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:01 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A deputy mayor of Chongqing in southwest China went on leave, the city government said on Wednesday, in the wake of feverish talk on the Chinese Internet that he faced a corruption probe and might even have sought refuge at a U.S. consulate.

Pakistan PM files appeal in contempt case: lawyer

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:51 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has filed an appeal against appearing before the Supreme Court in a contempt hearing for failing to re-open corruption cases against the president, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

Maldives installs new president amid coup allegations

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:50 PM PST

MALE (Reuters) - The Maldives, one of the world's most renowned tourist destinations, installed a new president after the man credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean islands resigned, apparently under military pressure following a police mutiny.
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