Asia
Maldives' ousted president awaits arrest
09/02 19:26 CET
He has gone from president to prospective prisoner in the space of a few days. At home in the Maldives, ex-leader Mohamed Nasheed says he expects to be arrested at any moment by plotters who ousted him in a coup. “The new Home Minister has pledged that I will be the…
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Syria - 09/02 18:40 CET
Syria: Stopping the Bloodshed
Syria’s people-power uprising has turned into open warfare. After…
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Syria - 09/02 17:33 CET
Syria state television: 'Homs back to normal'
Calm streets, busy markets and pictures of people going about their…
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Syria - 09/02 16:13 CET
Deadly shelling continues in Homs
In Syria, the heavy bombardment of opposition-held neighbourhoods in Homs…
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China - 09/02 14:49 CET
Costlier food boosts Chinese inflation
China’s inflation rate spiked in January after having fallen for…
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Maldives - 09/02 14:24 CET
No sign of danger to Maldives' tourists says EU envoy
Tourism and fishing are the Maldives’ major industries, but now…
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Iraq - 09/02 14:12 CET
Huge Iraqi rally to celebrate US troops departure
Supporters of the radical Shi’ite leader Moqtada Sadr in Iraq have…
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Maldives - 09/02 11:03 CET
'Arrest warrant' issued for Maldives' ex-president
A day after he was led away by police, a formal arrest warrant has been…
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Afghanistan - 09/02 10:53 CET
Afghan Olympians pin their hopes on wrestling
It is a call to warriors. The beat of the drum resonates through…
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Homs - 09/02 05:13 CET
Syrian military intensify shelling of Homs
The plight of people in the Syrian city of Homs became all the more…
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Syria - 09/02 02:13 CET
Arab League and UN refuse to give up on Syria
The Arab League has said it wants to revive its monitoring mission in…
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Syria - 08/02 20:23 CET
Problems helping the injured in Syria
In addition to the 100 people said to have been killed in Homs on…
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Syria - 08/02 19:33 CET
Eyewitness videos 'show Syrian oppression'
The Syrian city of Homs has come under heavy bombardment for the fifth…
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Syria - 08/02 18:16 CET
Arab League plan for Syria 'unwanted medicine'
The Arab League proposed its latest plan for Syria on 22 January. A plan…
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Maldives - 08/02 17:03 CET
Clashes as Maldives' ex-president vows fightback
Surrounded by supporters, the ex-president of the Maldives is determined…
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Maldives - 08/02 13:34 CET
Maldives' ex-president says he was forced out at gunpoint
A coup d’etat did indeed take place in the Maldives, forcing its…
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Syria - 08/02 12:43 CET
Russia sticks to support for Syrian ally Assad
A day after his diplomatic mission to Syria, Russia’s Foreign…
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Mongolia - 08/02 11:17 CET
Mongolia: Another world far, far away
As a child I remember some places were out of reach: places of mystery…
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Mongolia - 08/02 10:46 CET
Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia's capital under pressure
Mongolia is the most sparsely populated independent country on the…
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Syria - 08/02 10:23 CET
Tanks and soldiers on the streets of Homs
In Homs, dozens of civilians have reportedly been killed overnight by…
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Syria - 08/02 03:54 CET
Russia seeks peace while the bombs fall on Homs
With the violence in Homs continuing unabated, Russia pursued its own…
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Syria - 08/02 03:43 CET
Siege of Homs moves into its sixth day
The Syrian army’s bombardment and siege of the city of Homs is into…
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Syria - 07/02 19:03 CET
Lavrov sees Arab League solution to end Syrian crisis
Russia’s foreign minister has called for an Arab League solution to…
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Syria - 07/02 16:43 CET
Syrian forces continue Homs bombardment
More pictures are emerging of what appears to be the devastation and…
