Maldives’ Former President Mohamed Nasheed Returns from Exile

Male: Maldives’ former President Mohamed Nasheed, who was in self-imposed exile in London for two years, returned to the atoll nation on Thursday and was welcomed by hundreds of supporters and political leaders. The chief of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) arrived at Velana International Airport at 2.30 p.m. from Colombo with his wife Laila Ali and fellow MDP member and President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. (IANS