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People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.

The assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has changed the political landscape in Pakistan, undermining the strength of the opposition. Upcoming parliamentary elections may be losing their significance.

Thousands turned out to pay respects to Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, who was buried in a family mausoleum near Karachi. New information has come to light about the final moments before her motorcade was attacked Thursday. Her assassination set off riots, but the violence seems to be subsiding.

Social activists say as many as 15,000 women in the northern state of Punjab alone are the victims of a growing racket in which Indian men based overseas arrange marriages back home for the purpose of extorting wealth from their brides' families.

Elections in Pakistan have been postponed for six weeks. The country's election commission announced Wednesday that they'll be on Feb. 18. President Pervez Musharraf defended the decision in a nationwide television address and announced that experts from Britain's Scotland Yard will help investigate Benazir Bhutto's assassination.

The Pakistani government has accused the pro-Taliban leader of involvement in the Dec. 27 assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, along with a series of attacks on security forces. What evidence does the government have linking him to the attacks? And how much influence does he have among the pro-Taliban forces?

Speed is not the strong point of India's Ambassador automobile. Nor is style. But it still seems like the right fit for the crowded streets of New Delhi, a city of 14 million people and a growing number of foreign imports.

America's No. 2 diplomat has ended his weekend visit to Islamabad, Pakistan. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met Saturday with military ruler Pervez Musharraf, telling the general to lift emergency rule and release all political detainees. Musharraf seems to be holding his ground.

Political turmoil Pakistan entered 2008 with the country still enmeshed in the political turmoil caused by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Election officials will announce tomorrow whether to postpone next week's parliamentary elections next week. But officials say they're leaning toward a postponement.

Taliban militants continue to grow in strength and influence in Pakistan, particularly in the country's northwest region. In the lead-up to parliamentary voting next week there have bombs and suicide attacks.