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| King running out of options |
| Elections called by Nepals King Gyanendra to convince his people he is moving towards democracy have backfired, with a low turnout signalling a rejection of his power grab and the polls triggering fresh protests today.
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| India: Polls lacked credibility |
| India today slammed the municipal elections in Nepal saying they lacked credibility in the absence of mainstream political parties from the poll process.
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| Shia mourners killed in violence |
| At least 35 people were killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan today in a suicide bombing on a Shia procession and subsequent violence on the holiest day of the year for the r
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| Pervez to brief China on ties |
| President Pervez Musharraf is expected to brief Chinese leaders on the present state of Indo-Pak ties during his visit to Beijing from February 19 to 23.
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Barbara Bush at the Vatican where she and her mother Laura met the Pope. (AFP) |
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