Take to the streets, Bhutto tells Pak Bhutto, who flew into the capital from the southern city of Karachi on Tuesday to consult other opposition leaders on steps to oppose the emergency, said a public meeting scheduled for November 9 in the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi for the election campaign would now be "a show of strength".
STILL LEADING THE MOVEMENT
Imran sends video message from hiding Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan made a haggard-looking appearance in a video issued from hiding on Wednesday, calling for protests against President Pervez Musharraf's state of Emergency.
Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka, 36 killed At least 30 rebels and six government soldiers were killed in heavy fighting between government troops and Tamil rebels on Wednesday in northern Sri Lanka, said military officials.
China space station by 2020 China is well on track to launch its own space station by 2020, the state-run newspaper said on Wednesday.
KARA NOT PART OF UNIFORM
School suspends Sikh girl A 14-year-old Sikh student was temporarily suspended from her school for refusing to remove an iron bangle - usually worn by Sikhs as a religious symbol.
Homebound... Gray cranes flock over the lake at the Agamon Hahula observation park in the Israeli northern part of the Jordan Valley on Wednesday, looking for a place to sleep during the yearly bird migration from Eastern Europe to Africa. The reddening sky of Upper Galilee appears to darken in the late afternoon as around half a billion birds flee the European winter and flock to northern Israel in waves. At this time of year, more than 400 known bird species will cross the fertile region, before heading off to find their winter homes in Africa.AFP
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