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Uber-primary watcher Josh Putnam warns of extrapolating delegate counts from states that do not explicitly tie election results to the actual allocation of delegates.

Pakistan's governing coalition says it is beginning proceedings to impeach President Pervez Musharraf. The move adds to pressure on Musharraf to resign, but there is no guarantee that the coalition can muster the votes needed for the impeachment to proceed.

A female member of Iraq's new parliament is assassinated in Baghdad. The killing came as Prime Minister-designate Ibrahim al-Jaafari presented his list of some 30 Cabinet ministers for approval.

The battle for control of Fallujah galvanizes anti-American feeling among both Sunnis and Shiites. Large numbers of Iraqi men gather at mosques in Baghdad, bringing material aid and offering their support for the Sunni-dominated city. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

Afghanistan's presidential balloting has run into an immediate challenge. Rivals to interim President Hamid Karzai called for a boycott, saying ink stamped onto voters' hands in a bid to prevent fraud washed off too easily. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Fifteen candidates challenging interim leader Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan's Saturday presidential election say they will boycott the results of the vote. They candidates say there are problems with ink meant to prevent people from voting more than once. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

U.S. military commanders say American and Iraqi forces have occupied the entire city of Fallujah, although pockets of resistance remain in the city following a week of intense fighting. The civilian toll is still being assessed. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

A new wave of more than a dozen insurgent bombings in Iraq's capital leaves at least 29 people dead, including three U.S. soldiers. The attacks came just one day after a new government was unveiled.

In Sri Lanka, years of fighting between insurgents and the government killed tens of thousands of people. Now the rebels known as the Tamil Tigers and the government appear to have reached a new accommodation in the aftermath of the tsunami. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Pakistani jets bomb a suspected terrorist training camp along its border with Afghanistan, a region that U.S. officials consider a hiding place for militants with ties to al Qaeda. Pakistani officials say as many as 50 people were killed in the raid. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.