In Maldives, Pretty Islands but Ugly Politics Tensions are rising in the tropical country, a luxury tourist destination, as the president refuses to release jailed opposition figures. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Duterte Says He Will Still Kill Criminals, Despite Call for InquiryPoland Says Minnesota Man, 98, Commanded Nazi AtrocitiesPirates Seize Oil Tanker Off Coast of SomaliaSyrian Military, Not Rebels, Severed Damascus Water Supply, U.N. FindsFrançois Fillon, French Presidential Candidate, Is Charged With EmbezzlementCorporate Japan Is on Foreign Buying Spree. Toshiba Shows Pitfalls.