December 27th, 2007, exactly one year ago today, Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was assassinated. Today, thousands mourned her death, filing by her gravesite to kiss her grave on the first anniversary of her assassination.

The United States Wednesday joined other countries in condemning the Beirut car bomb assassination of Lebanese Brigadier General Francois al-Hajj, who was set to have become the country's army chief. The assassination, the latest in a series targeting key Lebanese figures, comes amid an ongoing political crisis in the Middle East country. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State.