Clinton's Ulster odyssey
The symbolism surrounding Clinton's Ulster trip must not be lost on his British and Irish hosts, writes Gavin Bowd

Southern discomfort
Eastbound Europe leaves the countries on the southern shores of the Mediterranean in the cold, writes Ayman Zaineldine

The saga continues
A ruling by the Santiago Court of Appeals overturning the arrest order against Pinochet has ensured that Chile's former dictator will stay out of jail, but the case isn't closed yet, writes Hisham El-Naggar

The guns fall silent
Signing a peace accord in Algiers, Eritrea and Ethiopia still find it hard to close the book on their fratricidal conflict, writes Gamal Nkrumah

NAFTA on steroids
With the shadow of an aggressive NAFTA expansion, the South American grouping Mercosur is doing some consolidation of its own, writes Faiza Rady

Indian giver
Yule-tide blues
A drop in the bucket
Rumble in Karachi