As corrupt as they come
Corporate America is fraught with fraud, corruption and financial misdemeanours, reports Anayat Durrani from Washington

One island, two worlds
As Cyprus gears up to enter the European Union, Iason Athanasiadis from Nicosia asks if Cypriots can learn to live with each other again

Musharraf struggles on
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's tenuous hold on power is slipping fast as his ongoing war on terror takes its toll, reports Iffat Malik from Islamabad

African anguish
In Kananaskis, African leaders were rudely reminded that they are no less peripheral to the new world order scheme of things, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Any excuse to punish Africa
US President George W Bush's new Middle East plan cast a shadow over the G-8 Summit and pushed to the sidelines the issue of African aid, writes Gamal Zayda

A turbulent birth
Courting controversy once more, the Bush administration is waging a fierce battle against the International Criminal Court, reports Judit Neurink from The Hague