Pak High Court washes its hands of Sethi
The Lahore High Court has dismissed a petition seeking leading Pakistani journalist Najam Sethi's production in the court while the Nawaz Sharif government confirmed his arrest by ISI to investigate his suspected links with "hostile intelligence agencies.'',

NATO steps up raids, China protests
NATO pounded targets in Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro in daylight raids on Tuesday as an international peace plan ran into trouble over Chinese demands for an end to the bombing.

Scotland gets its parliament after 300 years
The first Scottish parliament in nearly three centuries was installed on Wednesday, marking the first step in the establishment of a semi-autonomous government here following last week's historic elections.

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