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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch makes an unexpected visit to Lebanon for talks with Lebanon's government on a solution to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Meanwhile, Israel intensifies a ground offensive in southern Lebanon.

As India's economy grows and its society modernizes, the government faces a crucial question: How do you make a vast and diverse society more inclusive, so that the fruits of progress can be enjoyed by all? How do you raise up the two-thirds of the 1.1 billion members of the population who are lower-caste?

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lost 25 Republican votes in his third failed bid to become speaker of the House. Jordan could not quell the opposition to his candidacy.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora breaks into tears repeatedly as he appeals for help at an emergency meeting of the Arab League in Beirut. Arab foreign ministers respond by agreeing to send a delegation to the U.N. to represent Lebanon's interests.

More than a month has elapsed since Pakistan made a controversial peace deal with tribal leaders in North Waziristan, along the border with Afghanistan. The agreement has been criticized for allegedly allowing al-Qaida and the Taliban to regroup in the border mountains -- and attack U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Nepal's opposition alliance formally calls off weeks of pro-democracy protests after King Gyenandra reinstates Parliament. But the country's communist insurgents reject the king's offer, a sign that the turmoil in this Himalayan country may be far from over.

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan Monday after years in exile. But he will receive less than a warm welcome from the country's current military ruler, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who has ordered the arrest of hundreds of his supporters.

Thousands of supporters cheered Pakistan's suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry during a public appearance in Islamabad on Saturday.

Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstates Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, who was suspended in March by President Pervez Musharraf on charges of misconduct. Musharraf's move was widely criticized and sparked pro-democracy efforts.

Pakistan's military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, has made his first significant concession to his critics since the start of the political crisis now threatening his rule. Government officials say an emergency ordinance tightening control over Pakistan's electronic media, issued earlier this week, has been suspended pending a review.