Confusion after Clinton cancels part of tour to tsunami-hit islands

CONFUSION surrounded Bill Clinton’s cancellation of part of his trip to the tsunami-hit Maldives last night, with some officials blaming bad weather and others exhaustion.

"He is disappointed. He wanted to go," said Erskine Bowles, Mr Clinton's former chief of staff and deputy to the ex-US President in his role as special UN envoy.

Mr Clinton had been slated to visit tsunami-devastated areas, speak to survivors and review recovery efforts.