Maldives president shuns European diplomats Maldives President Abdulla Yameen refuses to meet senior European diplomats who were the first foreign dignitaries to visit the troubled nation since his crackdown on the islands' judiciary. The tiny island nation has been grappling with a political crisis after the president refused to obey a Supreme Court order to release nine political prisoners and declared a state of emergency. IMAGES of Malé, the opposition's office and the Supreme CourtREFILING TO UPDATE AND ADD DETAILS TO THE LEAD