the maldives. president mohammed masheed announced his resignation after a police mutiny. they are calling for a greater role for islamic values in the country. cnn has no confirmation of who is currently in control. europe is still dging itself out from last week s snow and more cold weather on the way. some communities in southeastern europe are struggling to cope with record low temperatures. ukraine along has reported 135 deaths from the extreme weather. those are the headlines from cnn. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. very good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. more travel misery in europe as air france cancels half of all its flights. the airline tells passengers not to bother traveling until the end of the week. it s a big day for greece and a landmark day in europe s history. it s been 20 years since the signing of the maastricht treaty. the question is was it such a