Vol. 4 Num 336 Mon. May 10, 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   Indian Elections Vajpayee warns of instability if NDA fails to retain power India's Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee warns of political instability unless voters return his ruling alliance to power with a parliamentary majority as he wraps up campaigning ahead of the final   'Israel should bomb strategic targets in Damascus' Israeli Transport Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who heads a far-right party in the governing coalition, said yesterday that the military should bomb "strategic targets" in Damascus to put an end to attacks   Superiors must answer for prison abuse: US senators The Army investigation into the Iraq prison scandal should have repercussions for higher-ups, not just the military police accused of abusing detainees, lawmakers said Saturday.   Top US military officers question Washington's goals in Iraq Deep divisions are emerging at the top of the US military over the course of the occupation of Iraq, with some senior officers saying the United States faces the prospect of taking high casualties without   Tigers warn truce in danger Norway moves to salvage peace bid Suspected Tamil Tigers shot dead a soldier in eastern Sri Lanka yesterday after the rebels warned that Norway's renewed efforts to broker peace in the island were in jeopardy, a local official said.   More bad news may be on way for Bush In one of the darkest weeks of his administration, President Bush saw America's reputation sullied, the US effort in Iraq damaged and his own campaign for reelection clouded.   Pricey polls The parliamentary election of 2004 in India is no doubt the biggest democratic exercise in the world but there has been a phenomenal rise in expenditure in undertaking the shows over the years.   'Saddam was badly injured in 1991 Gulf war' Saddam Hussein was seriously wounded during an allied bombing raid in the 1991 Gulf war and had to be operated on, the deposed Iraqi president's personal doctor said in comments published yesterday.   22 Maoist rebels killed in clashes At least 22 people have died in renewed fighting with Maoist rebels since Nepal's royalist prime minister stepped down last week in hope of ending political turmoil in the kingdom, an official said yesterday.   Undecided Filipino voters hold the key The Queen may have pulled away from Da King in the surveys, but it is the undecided and the "soft" voters -- nearly a quarter of the electorate -- who will decide today that who will govern the country     Advertisement