Afghanistan's wobbly new start
The long-awaited loya jirga failed to live up to the expectations of several of the delegates. Iffat Malik examines what kind of government it produced

Latin oversight
The deepening economic crisis in Latin America is forcing the region to realise that the First World wants to block migration to safeguard its own security, writes Hisham El-Naggar from Buenos Aires

Cypriot impasse
Talks aimed at reuniting the divided island of Cyprus ahead of its scheduled admission to the European Union have failed, reports Michael Jansen from Nicosia