Are we really going to abandon the PM's new best friend?
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
The Maldives coup unseated David Cameron's new best friend last week. Now the islands are at the mercy of their resort owners again
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Japanese emperor to have heart bypass surgery
12 February 2012 09:17 AM
Japanese Emperor Akihito will have heart bypass surgery later this month, his palace said today after the 78-year-old monarch was hospitalized for tests over the weekend.
'Demolition Man' who made the Bali bomb goes on trial
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
Umar Patek tells police how he used household items to make 1,500lb device that killed 202
One killed and 12 hurt in gun attack on Khan rally
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
One person was killed and a dozen injured as two gunmen opened fire and threw hand grenades at a political rally led by Imran Khan. The cricketer-turned-politician had left the venue before the attack and was not hurt.
Burma seizes protest leader monk weeks after his release in amnesty
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
Unrepentant activist behind Saffron uprising 'taken away' from monastery in night raid
Turkmenistan's one-horse race
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
Eight candidates are running for president, each with the same message: vote for the incumbent. Shaun Walker reports from a country where democracy is still a dream
EU free-trade pact moves closer
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
India and the European Union have agreed to speed up negotiations for a long-anticipated free trade pact, aiming to seal an deal later this year that would nearly double their trade with each other.
Pakistan Prime Minister to be charged with contempt
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by the Prime Minister against a looming contempt charge, paving the way for a case that could plunge the country into political turmoil.
The baby that nobody wants to bounce on their knee
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
News that a not-so-little chap called Chun Chun – born last Saturday in China's Henan province at a staggering 15.5 lbs – has set the record as the country's heaviest baby, begs the question: what does the big blighter weigh the same as? Well, he weighs the same as seven bags of sugar – or just over 11 iPads – and is twice the weight of the average domestic cat.
Ousted president pleads for help as he fears being left to rot in jail
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Mohamed Nasheed calls on international community to protect democracy in Maldives
Warrant issued for Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed
09 February 2012 02:50 PM
A Maldives court issued an arrest warrant for former President Mohamed Nasheed, one day after his supporters rampaged in the capital and his claim of being ousted by a coup left unclear the stability of the fledging Indian Ocean democracy.
Taliban chief killed in drone raid
09 February 2012 12:23 PM
A leading Taliban commander and key link to al Qa'ida, has been killed in a US drone attack on a house in Pakistan's north-west tribal region.
Indian ministers quit after watching porn video clip
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Two senior Indian politicians were forced to resign after they were caught watching a pornographic film during a session of their state assembly.
I was forced out at gunpoint, claims Maldives ex-leader
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Newly sworn-in President denies plotting police coup that saw his predecessor overthrown
Pakistan: Army talks with Nato over border
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
The Pakistani army held a meeting with Nato and Afghan forces yesterday to improve co-ordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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