Democracy comes to Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan was set to bring a century of absolute
monarchy to an end Monday with the election of the remote Himalayan
nation’s first democratic government. The polls are the culmination
of an initiative by Bhutan’s royal family to peacefully transform
the small Buddhist kingdom
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Musharraf vows to support new Pakistan Government
President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday pledged his
full support to Pakistan’s new coalition government led by his
political opponents, who have vowed to take on the embattled US
ally.
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Bhutto aide Gilani new PM
Pakistan’s Parliament Monday elected a staunch
aide of slain Opposition Leader Benazir Bhutto as the country’s new
Prime Minister, setting up a showdown with US ally President Pervez
Musharraf.
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