Blunder after blunder
First the US Air Force turned a wedding into a massacre, then Afghan Vice-President Haji Abdul-Qadir was murdered. What else can go wrong, asks Iffat Malik from Islamabad

But can they afford it?
Not content with destabilising several Latin American economies the US is spearheading more political interventions, writes Hisham El-Naggar from Buenos Aires

A crucial loss
The new transitional government of Hamid Karzai suffered a major blow on Saturday when one of its most senior figures was assassinated.--read on--

British big brother
A proposal that all Britons carry identity cards has sparked off a debate that is polarising attitudes towards privacy and immigration, reports Mukul Devichand from London

Lashing out in LA
The buzzword in the US is more security in the wake of the El Al shooting as Arab Americans brace themselves against racist retaliation, reports Negar Azimi from New York

The home slant
The family of Hisham Hedayat, the Egyptian accused of killing two people at the Los Angeles El Al airline counter on 4 July, have said they believe his motives for carrying out the attacks were financial rather than political..--read on--

End of the line
The collapse of one of Europe's most notorious terrorist organisations is furnishing rare insights into the world of international terrorism. Iason Athanasiadis reports