Nasheed rejects US compromise call
Ousted Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed
yesterday rejected a US call to compromise and dismissed proposals
for a unity government to end political unrest. Nasheed, who insists
he was removed in a coup, told supporters overnight in the capital
Male that he would press for snap elections instead of pushing for
his party to consider a coalition with his former deputy who
succeeded him.
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Whitney Houston’s death stuns music world
She broke records and won the hearts of millions:
Stars and music industry leaders paid tribute
Saturday to singer Whitney Houston, who died aged 48 on the eve of
the annual Grammys show. Grammys organizing chief Neil Portnow
called Houston “one of the world's greatest pop singers of all time
who leaves behind a robust musical soundtrack spanning the past
three decades.
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Syrian uprising spills into Lebanon
Syrian armour moved against protest flashpoints
and a general was gunned down in Damascus on Saturday as the
bloodshed showed no signs of abating, even spilling over into
Lebanon. The Syrian National Council, or SNC, said Arab recognition
of the opposition umbrella group was imminent, ahead of key talks on
the crisis in Cairo on Sunday.
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Hamas ‘will never recognise Israel’ - Gaza PM
Hamas “will never recognise Israel,” its Gaza
Prime Pinister said Saturday in a speech in Iran that is likely to
complicate Palestinian efforts to form a unity government in the
teeth of opposition from the Jewish state.
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