MALE, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Peace has returned to the restive Maldives capital, Male, after mounting protests forced Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first democratically elected president, to resign. By Tuesday afternoon, there was little indication of the political unrest, described by some people as a coup, according to Xinhua’s correspondent in the city. Republic Square, .
BEIJING, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — more than 700 passengers have been evacuated from a ferry which was stranded for hours in the strait between the southern Chinese province of Guangdong and the island province of Hainan. The “Nanfang 1″, registered in Zhanjiang city of Guangdong province, had been stranded in the Qiongzhou Strait since 2:15 .
CAIRO, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Egypt’s ruling military authorities will stay in power until June 30 despite recent calls for an immediate power transfer, says Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri. Ganzouri said here Wednesday that the new Constitution and presidential elections would be completed before that date and asked those demanding the military council to cede .
SEOUL, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Speaker of South Korea’s Parliament, Park Hee-tae, announced his resignation here Thursday amidst allegations that he attempted to bribe his way to the chairmanship of the ruling party in 2008. “I feel responsible for the problems involving myself and intend to resign,” Park said in a statement read by .
MOGADISHU, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 10 people have been killed and 10 others wounded after a suicide car bomber attacked a hotel frequented by Somali government officials in the capital, Mogadishu, officials and witnesses say. The car, packed with explosives, rammed into the wall of the Muna Hotel in the Hamarweyne district south .
CAIRO, Feb 9 (NNN-KUNA) — The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Dr Ahmed Al-Tayyeb has warned the Egyptian people against responding to “the tendentious calls” for civil disobedience and worker strikes. “The sincere patriot has to shun the calls of some political trends which aim to bring the country to its knees and wreck havoc on .
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The ongoing unrest in Salvador triggered by a police strike that already lasted nine days is now threatening the Brazilian resort’s world-renowned Carnival festivities. Salvador, located in the northeastern state of Bahia, is long known for its tropical allure, beautiful beaches and historic sites. Along with Rio, the .
HAVANA, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Visiting Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin and her Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla have agreed to promote ties between the two countries in a variety of fields. “We are confident that Holguin’s visit will contribute to boost, in a satisfactory way, our bilateral relations,” Rodriguez told reporters at the .
MEXICO CITY, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Bodies of ten people murdered by organised crime gangs have been found in two mass graves in eastern Mexico’s Veracruz state, the Mexican navy said. The navy said the graves were found in two ranches in Acayucan city, nearly 540 km southeast of Mexico City, following the arrest of .
PARIS, Feb 9 (NNN-KUNA) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to urge him to support the Arab League peace plan that seeks to end the bloody crisis in Syria and the departure of President Bashar Al-Assad. The French leader stressed that even though there were differences over the Syrian question .
