Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistani opposition leader, called today for a protest against emergency rule, marking an escalation of tensions with the president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
U.S. News Senior Writer Marianne Lavelle has turned blogger today as she begins a blog on usnews.com titled "Beyond the Barrel," where she will discuss the nation's energy matters. Lavelle recently wrote a cover story on the new age of energy, which discusses how Silicon Valley companies are financially backing solar and other new energy technology.
KARACHI, PAKISTAN—The state of emergency declared by Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has plunged the country into a judicial crisis as the lawyers fraternity—which has been leading street protests for the past five days—is pledging to boycott courts being led by Musharraf's replacement judges.
AP - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto put her supporters on a collision course with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf Wednesday, urging them to defy a clampdown on protests against the U.S.-backed strongman's emergency rule.
AP - Oil prices stalled in their climb toward $100 a barrel Wednesday after a government report said oil inventories fell less than expected last week while refinery utilization remained flat.
AP - General Motors Corp. posted a company record $39 billion loss Wednesday for the third quarter, as a charge involving unused tax credits brought an abrupt end to a string of three profitable quarters for the nation's largest automaker.
Police captured an escaped prisoner who allegedly shot a sheriff's deputy while being transported to court today, the Broward County, Florida, Sheriff's Office said. Video from CNN affiliate WSVN showed a man identified as escapee Michael Mazza sitting in the back of a police car.
At least eight people were killed when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a school in Finland today, according to local police. The shooting appeared to have been planned out in graphic videos posted on Internet file-sharing site YouTube.