A judge issued an arrest warrant Thursday for the ex-president of the Maldives, who says he was forced from office in a coup, as troops deployed to restore order in the violence-wrecked holiday paradise.
US Vice President Joe Biden called for China to address a "deterioration" of its human rights record as he met activists ahead of a key visit by his Chinese counterpart, the White House said Thursday.
A former Chinese police chief rumoured to have tried to defect visited a US consulate, it was confirmed Thursday, fuelling a political intrigue analysts say may signal a power struggle in China.
