February 07 News International

Tuesday 07 February, 2012.

TOP STORY Maldives president quits after police mutiny Maldives' first democratically elected president resigned on Tuesday after a police mutiny described by his office as an attempted coup, capping three weeks of political upheaval in the holiday paradise. HEADLINES Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar  Crowds of supporters greeted Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with thunderous applause as she embarked on Tuesday on her first campaign trip since becoming an official candidate for April elections. Russian FM in Syria amid escalating violence Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence. Abbas to head Palestinian unity government  Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have agreed to name President Mahmoud Abbas as Head of a Unity Government that will oversee preparations for presidential and legislative elections. Obama orders blocking of Iranian properties  In a move bound to rattleTehran, US President Barack Obama on Monday issued an executive order blocking property of Iranian government and its financial institutions in America. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Big freeze tightens grip in Europe as death toll tops 300 Pakistan cannot afford war over Kashmir: Gilani