Volume 4 Number 297 Mon. March 29, 2004       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives International   Pressure mounts on Sharon as his indictment in sight Pressure mounted on beleaguered Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday after the state prosecutor reportedly favoured his indictment for receiving bribes, overshadowing his invitation to the White   Arabs blast Tunis decision to delay summit Arab politicians reacted with dismay yesterday to Tunis's decision to delay a key summit, with Palestinians saying it will spur Israeli attacks and the Arab League warning of "dangerous consequences. Lanka on alert as polls violence escalates Sri Lanka's security forces have stepped up their guard after gunmen shot and wounded a top election official and a candidate amid fears of more violence ahead of April 2 elections, officials said yesterday.   Nepali polls to be held by April next year: King King Gyanendra announced yesterday that general elections will be held in Nepal before mid-April next year, paving the way for a return to democracy in the world's only Hindu kingdom.   Dynastic Politics Cong attacks BJP for its 'hypocrisy' In a counter attack on BJP's criticism that the Gandhi family promoted dynastic politics, Congress yesterday attacked the saffron party and its allies as "hypocrites" who promoted their children and relatives. Indian EC puts ad row ball in govt court Yet another surrogate election advertisement this time making an oblique reference to the Prime Minister hit the air waves Saturday even as the Election Commission asked the government to arbitrateon   Senior al-Qaida official hurt & on the run, says Pakistan A senior al-Qaida leader has been seriously wounded and is on the run, Pakistan's military spokesman said Saturday, while claiming that an operation to rid the western border areas of suspected terrorists   Afghanistan delays polls Afghanistan's landmark national elections will be delayed until September to give the United Nations more time to register voters and organise the balloting, President Hamid Karzai said yesterday.   Bremer hands over keys of first Iraqi ministry to interim council US overseer Paul Bremer handed over the keys of the first of Iraq's 25 ministries to the country's interim leadership yesterday in a ceremony aimed at highlighting the gradual handover of power by June   London attack was very much in Laden's mind Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden instructed his operations chief to target London's main Heathrow airport soon after the September 11 attacks in the United States, The Sunday Times reported.   Conscientious objector from Iraq war to face US court-martial The first Iraq war veteran to publicly object to the morality of the war will face a special court-martial on a charge of desertion, officials said Saturday.     Advertisement