New Delhi, Dec. 28 : The Congress party will hold a meeting in the national capital today to take stock of the results of Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly Elections.
The trends indicate that there would be a hung Assembly and the State is heading for a coalition government. According to trends available in the afternoon, the National Conference is leading in 28 seats, the People's Democratic Party in 21, the Congress in 17 and the Bharatiya Janata Party in 11. Others, including independents are leading in ten constituencies.
Lonfdon - More than 1,500 people staged a noisy protest outside the Israeli embassy in London on Sunday n response to Israeli airstrikes that left hundreds dead in the Gaza Strip.
Police were forced to call in reinforcements after protesters tore down barriers holding them back and hurled projectiles in the direction of the diplomatic mission.
Three people were charged with disturbing public order after police forcibly removed a number of protesters from the gathering in the west of London.
Traffic in the area ground to a halt as the protest swelled from an initial group of 500 Palestinians and other people opposed to the Israeli military action in Gaza.
Dhaka - The head of Bangladesh's army-backed interim administration Sunday urged political parties to accept Monday's election results gracefully in order to facilitate a smooth transition to democracy.
"It is the expectation of all that you will be co-workers shunning the path of hatred and vengeance," chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed said in a television address.
The parliamentary election is intended to return the country to democracy after nearly two years of rule by a military-backed interim government, which suspended civil and political rights after it was installed in January 2007 the wake of political turmoil.
Dhaka - The government of Muslim-dominated Bangladesh Sunday expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip following Israeli air raids over the weekend that reportedly
Brussels - The man charged with leading Belgium out of its political crisis has finished his mission, but the results are not yet clear, the palace of King Albert II announced Sunday.
Former prime minister Wilfried Martens, 72, tasked by the king with heading talks on a new government after the old one collapsed a week ago, "made a report on the results of his mission" on Sunday afternoon, a terse statement from the palace said.
It is the first time that the palace has spoken of results from the mission, having hitherto spoken only of "developments."
