Mohamed Nasheed, the Maldives president ousted in a coup last week, is set to escalate street protests in the capital Male after rejecting Washington's call for a "compromise" with the new government formed by his former vice-president. The ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed is carried by his supporters Photo: Reuters By Dean Nelson, South Asia Editor 4:23PM GMT 12 Feb 2012 The street protests against last week's police-led coup left 18 police

The body of singer Whitney Houston is removed from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where she died at the age of 48. February 12, 2012 10:45 AM Tweet Photos ( 1 )Video ( 1 ) U.S.-American singer Whitney Houston performs live during a concert at the O2 World on May 12, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.

AP 12 February 2012, Rafael Cabrera-Bello held his nerve against a star-studded field to win the Dubai Desert Classic, shooting a 4-under 68 to beat Lee Westwood and Stephen Gallacher by one shot for his 2nd European Tour victory. Westwood and Gallacher could have forced a playoff in the windy conditions but both players missed their birdie putts on the 18th.

Steve Tongue Steve Tongue Steve Tongue is a Football Correspondent for The Independent. More Articles from Steve Tongue Follow Steve Tongue Sunday 12 February 2012 Simon Grayson's sacking as manager of Leeds United appears to have given new momentum to the campaign to oust Ken Bates as chairman. A protest march was planned for yesterday's match against Brighton, and the Leeds United Supporters' Trust - who were told by Bates to "put their money

By EUOBSERVER Leading Liberal MEP, Guy Verhoftsdat, has in an open letter urged EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton to draft an "operational plan" to help the Syrian opposition.

February 12, 2012, 11:11 AM EST Business Exchange E-mail Print More From Businessweek European Stocks Decline on Greek Impasse; Saab, Commerzbank Fall EU Lenders to Escape Stress Test This Year, Bank Regulator Says Germany Says Greece Missing Debt Targets in Fresh Aid Rebuff Air France-KLM, Next Plc, Rhoen Klinikum: Europe Equity Preview European Stocks Rise as Greek Leaders Agree on Austerity Package By Peter Levring

By James Cone - Sun Feb 12 14:46:57 GMT 2012 Croatia's Ivica Kostelic retained his World Cup super-combined title by winning the season's final race in the discipline and extended his lead in the overall competition. The 32-year-old, who trailed Switzerland's Beat Feuz after the downhill in Sochi, Russia, came out on top in the slalom to finish 1.16 seconds ahead of his challenger.

07 : 35 PM - 12/02/2012 Manama, February 12th (BNA) - Deputy Premier Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received in his office at Gudaibiya Palace today, Director of North Africa and Middle East Department at the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Patrice Paoli and the Director-General for the Middle East and North Africa at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Boris Ruge, currently visiting the kingdom to take part in regional security conference.

By Kyunghee Park and Haslinda Amin - Sun Feb 12 16:01:14 GMT 2012 Enlarge image International Air Transport Association CEO Tony Tyler Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg International Air Transport Association (IATA) Chief Executive Officer Tony Tyler speaks during an interview at the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit, in Singapore on Sunday, Feb.

BAMBERG, Germany, Feb. 12 (UPI) - Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela and Germany's Cedrik-Marcel Stebe split singles matches Sunday in the countries' Davis Cup first-round series. Argentina had swept Friday's singles and the doubles match Saturday to secure the best-of-five series win.