Court tosses petitions against Musharraf.
The newly formed Supreme Court of Pakistan threw out legal challenges to last months' re-election of President Pervez Musharraf. That decision paves the way for him to step down as army chief and lead the country as a civilian for another five-year term. Musharraf has repeatedly said that he would resign from the military if the Supreme Court tossed all legal obstacles to his continued presidency. The Pakistani leader won the country's presidential election last month, but the Supreme Court had ordered that the results weren't official until the court heard outstanding challenges by other candidates.
In France, transport unions and the government have agreed to negotiate this week. This comes after six days of a strike that's brought transportation networks in parts of the country to a halt. The Paris metro and France's high-speed trains still face heavy disruption, although they've been functioning better in recent days, and half of the regional railway network is operating at this time.
The chief negotiator for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he's not holding any more talks with his Israeli counterpart. That's after a meeting over the weekend failed to make progress on a joint policy document. Both negotiators have tried to draft a document to be presented at next week's Middle East conference in Annapolis, Maryland that would describe how to resume negotiations on a Palestinian state. Abbas' negotiator now says he doesn't expect any joint document to be presented.
Queen Elizabeth the second and the Duke of Edinburgh are marking their 60 wedding anniversary today. The two celebrated yesterday at London's Westminster Abby and were joined by their family, including Prince Charles and his sons William and Harry. The anniversary makes the queen the longest-married monarch in British history.
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