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Couple's 'Vow Renewal' Was String of Insults

(Oct. 29) -- It should have been one of the happiest days of their lives. The European couple had decided to renew their wedding vows in the tropical Maldives islands in the Indian Ocean and paid $1,300 for the ceremony to be conducted in the exotic local Dhivehi language. But their enjoyment has since turned to...

Children of Unauthorized Immigrants: By the Numbers

(Aug. 11) -- In a new report sure to rock the cradle in the debate over whether to tinker with the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Pew Hispanic Center estimates that 8 percent of all babies born in the United States in 2008 had "unauthorized immigrant parents" -- meaning that their parents were in the country...

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This Month In Food Magazines: A Round-Up Of May Issues

Food & Wine's May issue is devoted to travel across the globe.

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Maldives Election: President Mohammed Waheed Hassan Calls For Early Vote In 2013

The Maldives president announced Wednesday that he will call for an early presidential election amid opposition demands following a contentious power transfer earlier this year.

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Barack Obama's Falklands Gaffe: Calls The Malvinas The Maldives

US President Barack Obama is known for his rhetoric and well-spoken ways.

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Mohamed Nasheed, Former Maldives President, Warns Of Rocky Road To Democracy In Middle East (VIDEO)

An island paradise known foremost for its picturesque beaches and tourism industry captured international headlines last February when the unexpected resignation of its president appeared to show the country's nascent democracy slipping back toward dictatorship.

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'Guam: The New Maldives' and other Chinese tourism trends

In 2012, trips originating from China will comprise an estimated 8 percent of total world travel.

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05/29/12 Monsoon stuck along Maldives, Colombo Source: Hindu Business Line It is now increasingly becoming clear that the monsoon may not reach the Kerala coast on June 1.
05/26/12 Monsoon breaks over Maldives, eyes Sri Lanka Source: Hindu Business Line Huge banks of clouds racing in from a southwest-to-northeast direction have brought southwest monsoon into the Maldives on Saturday.
05/25/12 President Waheed and Sir Don McKinnon Secure... Source: PR Newswire Following a fact finding mission in Maldives , Commonwealth Special Envoy Sir Don McKinnon has endorsed the Committee of National Inquiry (CNI) as "impartial, credible and broadly acceptable". The CNI was established by President Waheed to investigate the transition of leadership in the Maldives that took place in February 2012 .
05/24/12 India Ink: A Conversation With: Maldives President... Source: The New York Times - New York NY Mohammed Waheed Hassan, president of the Maldives, concluded a five-day state visit to India last week, his first since taking over in February after Mohamed Nasheed, the country's first democratically elected leader, stepped down.
05/23/12 Andrew Langston Appointed AGM of Banyan Tree Bangkok,... Source: Asia Travel Tips Mr. Andrew Langston has been appointed as Area General Manager of Banyan Tree Bangkok, Samui, Laos and Maldives.

Background on Maldives

Maldives ( or ), (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, Dhivehi Raa'je), officially Republic of Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya), also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep Islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos Archipelago.

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