The West Australian Close encounters on Galapagos The West Australian ... the Galapagos Islands such a unique and enchanting destination. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie couldn't have chosen a more special place to celebrate their recent engagement, eschewing the Maldives and Caribbean for a different sort of paradise. Read more »
Kerzner Deal Hands Atlantis Bahamas to Brookfield, Palm to Dubai – Bloomberg
Bloomberg Kerzner Deal Hands Atlantis Bahamas to Brookfield, Palm to Dubai Bloomberg Brookfield will forgive about $175 million of junior debt for ownership of the Bahamas-based Atlantis Paradise Island , and the adjacent Bahamas One&Only Ocean Club. The transactions closed today Read more »
Climate Victim – Huffington Post
Climate Victim Huffington Post The Maldivian islands are tiny with an average size of 1.5 square kilometers. More than 80 percent of our islands are less than one meter (or three feet) above sea level. Read more »
The Island President – Washington Post
The Independent (blog) The Island President Washington Post Mohamed Nasheed became the first democratically elected president of the Maldives in 2008, taking over the 1200- island archipelago in the Indian Ocean after agitating for political reform for more than 20 years. "The Island President" chronicles ... Kelly Jane Torrance: The Maldives ' Mandela tries to save his nation Washington Examiner He sees a menace looming in the waves U-T San Diego Maldives ousted president appeals for global help to bring early elections The Guardian Chandigarh Tribune - The Independent (blog) - MediaGlobal all 359 news articles » Read more »
The Maldives: Hollywood’s Favourite Hideaway – hellomagazine.com (blog)
hellomagazine.com (blog) The Maldives : Hollywood's Favourite Hideaway hellomagazine.com (blog) Next stop, the Maldives . After three non-stop days and nights in Dubai it was time to leave the Middle Eastern metropolis for the swaying palm trees and tranquillity of this most beautiful of island nations. I had been to the Maldives before with my .. Read more »
The Maldives’ ousted president on climate change and tyranny – Salon
Salon The Maldives ' ousted president on climate change and tyranny Salon And no wonder — the Maldives is an Indian Ocean archipelago of several hundred inhabited islands (and fewer than 350000 people), with a median altitude of 1.5 meters above sea level. As Nasheed says in Jon Shenk's extraordinarily compelling ... Read more »
Commonwealth suspends Maldives from rights group, seeks elections – Reuters India
IBNLive.com Commonwealth suspends Maldives from rights group, seeks elections Reuters India By Peter Griffiths | LONDON (Reuters) - The Commonwealth suspended the Maldives from its democracy and human rights watchdog on Wednesday and called for elections before the end of the year after the island state's president was forced from power at ... Commonwealth ministerial group suspends Maldives IBNLive.com South Asia's false spring Daily News Egypt Commonwealth urges early Maldives polls Daily Star Online World Socialist Web Site all 229 news articles » Read more »
Diplomat: Maldives leader agrees to early election – Casper Star-Tribune Online
Diplomat: Maldives leader agrees to early election Casper Star-Tribune Online Supporters of Maldive President Mohamed Nasheed pray during a rally in Male, Maldives , Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Read more »
Coup? What coup? Tourists ignore Maldives turmoil – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald Coup? What coup? Read more »
Maldives’ ‘paradise’ image tarnished by violence – Sydney Morning Herald
Bangkok Post Maldives ' 'paradise' image tarnished by violence Sydney Morning Herald Around 850000 mostly high-end tourists visited the Maldives last year, drawn by the tropical resorts built on small uninhabited islets surrounded by coral reefs and crystal-clear turquoise waters. The country was voted the world's number one island ... Beatings and arrests of more than 100 MDP supporters in Addu: Mayor Abdulla Sodig Minivan News Security 'breakdown' in Maldives ' second city: Mayor Hindustan Times Security 'breakdown' in Maldives ' second city Bangkok Post all 28 news articles » Read more »
