A roundup of today's other world stories in brief:
Supporters of Sharif held ahead of visit
ISLAMABAD- Pakistani authorities tightened security at Islamabad's airport and have detained more than 2,000 supporters of exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his party said yesterday.
Mr Sharif is due to return to Pakistan today.
- (Reuters)
ETA to keep up its bombing campaign
MADRID- Basque guerrilla group ETA said yesterday that it would keep up its bombing campaign against the Spanish state.
The group said last year's peace talks showed that there was no point in negotiating with Spain's socialist government.
In its first communique since the end of a 14-month ceasefire in June, ETA said that the peace process launched by Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero offered no political solutions and only sought ETA's surrender.
- (Reuters)