Reuters - President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, widely credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean archipelago, resigned on Tuesday in what his party said was a coup after weeks of opposition protests erupted into a police mutiny.
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Maldives president quits after police mutiny, protests (Reuters)
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SYRIA -INSIDE HOMS: “UNTIL WE DIE”…The city of Homs is in its fourth day of a military crackdown. Live pictures streamed from Homs this morning showed shelling and gunfire, as activists reported that Syrian Army tanks were seen at dawn. The BBC ran new, strong...
US eying humanitarian aid for Syria
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The White House is considering providing humanitarian aid to the Syrian people, even while it ramps up pressure on the President Bashar Assad's government, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Iran shrugs off latest U.S. sanctions, trade suffers (Reuters)
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Reuters - Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Iranian commerce, and a default on payment for rice purchases highlighted the encroachment of sanctions on the staples of everyday life.
Last Briton to Serve in WWI Dies at 110
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Florence Green, Britain's last veteran of World War I, dies at 110
Trouble in paradise: Cops mutiny in Maldives
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President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives resigned on Tuesday after weeks of protests erupted into a police mutiny, leaving the man widely credited with bringing democracy to the paradise islands accused of being as dictatorial as his predecessor.
Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visit (Reuters)
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Reuters - A Syrian military assault on Homs killed dozens of people on the eve of a visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aimed at pressing President Bashar al-Assad to end an 11-month uprising by implementing swift reform.
Norway Shooter Wants Medal for Killings
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The man accused of killing dozens of people -- many of them teenagers -- in dual terror attacks in Norway gave what was described as a fascist salute in court today before saying he deserves a "medal of honor" for the 2011 massacre.
