Back to the old ways

'No Bush! No war!'
Protests appear to have forced George Bush to tone down his rhetoric during his whirlwind tour of Asia, reports Anayat Durrani

While Achham burned
Despite a three-month-old state of emergency, Nepal's security forces have been caught off guard as the country's Maoist rebellion steps up its guerrilla war. Al-Ahram Weekly finds terror in Shangri-La

The child soldier In conflict zones across the globe, children are being used as cannon fodder, writes Negar Azimi

Defining the limits of terrorism
How will the post-11 September climate affect liberation movements and terrorist groups? Ian Bremmer examines the dynamics of US-Russian relations, and their implications for Chechnya

Hard to fathom
Absar Alam from Karachi reports on the mysterious murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan

Down but far from out
The dollar, which traded at parity with the peso in December, is now worth close to two pesos. Argentinians, however, are putting on a brave face, writes Hisham El-Naggar from Buenos Aires

'Black Rooster' slain
Savimbi's unexpected death breathes new life into Angola's stalled peace process, writes Gamal Nkrumah

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