Monday, December 31 in the news.....
- The opposition party of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Sunday chose her husband and 19-year-old son as co-chairmen of the party. Benazir Bhutto went into politics after her father, a former President, was hanged by the military. Her son told reporters: "I'm so excited for the future!"
- Iran said Sunday that it will begin operation of the country's first nuclear power plant in the summer of 2008 using half its 1,000 megawatt capacity, the official news agency IRNA reported. Meanwhile, Israel kept mum on its New Year's Resolutions.
