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Due Process For Iran Only? Madeline Albright is probably the most eloquent U.S. Secretary of State in this century. She possess a magical power to threaten like a pirate, yet manages to phrase her words like a saint who is concerned with the plight of the poor and innocent. An-Nahdah Wins Student Council Elections At The Leading Palestinian University This year's elections ended with a victory of the Islamic An-Nahdah (Revival) Bloc, who won 22 of the 51 seats in the council. The bloc was followed by the pro-Fatah Jerusalem Bloc with 20 seats. Another Islamic group won one seat and the remaining eight seats went to two groups identified as pro-left. Grim Search For Food And Water In Drought-Stricken Pakistan Thousands of villagers and nomadic herders stricken by a crippling drought have fled the deserts of Pakistan's arid Baluchistan in a desperate search for food and water. Half a million of their precious sheep, goats and camels have already died in the province, one of the hottest regions on the earth, where a two-year drought is threatening to bring disaster. Hindus Pray For Relief At Military Temple Hindus living close to India's heavily militarized border against Pakistan are putting their faith and money in a temple run by the security forces to steer them past a crippling drought. Many residents of the tiny town of Tanot, the last civilian outpost in Rajasthan state some 24 kilometers (15 miles) from the border, have fled the drought conditions affecting 50 million people across the country. Polygamy Common In Turkmenistan, But Still Illegal Turkmen businessman Murad Nurmamedov divides his time between two wives, which may be socially acceptable but ironically it makes him a criminal in the eyes of the law.
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