Ousted Maldives President Pleads for Help
Supporters gather outside the home of ousted President of the Maldives. On Wednesday former president Mohamed Nasheed was taken away by police. Nasheed, who in 2008 became the first democratically elected president of the island nation in the Indian Ocean -- resigned Tuesday after weeks of opposition protests culminated in a police revolt.
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