It's a boost for the market and it gives people impetus to get back into some of the names they may have wanted to buy but have not done so during the past few weeks.

Another day, another bid - which is always helpful.

Global equity markets are in the midst of a pause after a very long upward march.

Just imagine how many villages and towns became a heap of rubble and how many people got buried,

People feel that this is defining an important part of who they are. Making them give it up is a difficult process - especially when campaigns against forced marriage are often led by feminist groups who are also often hostile to religion.

Most of these people, they're from 25 years (ago), from the first invasion of Russians and some are coming (after) the September 11 disaster,