Déjà-vu in Afghanistan
Fearing violent reprisal from the Northern Alliance, the Karzai administration and the UN are refusing to investigate the death of over 1,000 Taliban POWs, reports Iffat Malik from Islamabad

Swimming against the tide
Unprecedented criticism of Israel by Britain's chief rabbi has been met by a mixture of consternation and praise. In London, James Corbett finds that much of the criticism reflects many British Jews' growing unease with Sharon's Israel

Justice for the people of Bhopal
A Bhopal court has finally ruled to uphold homicide charges against Union Carbide's boss. Sudhanshu Ranjan reports from New Delhi

Another non Earth-shaking summit
After 10 strife-ridden days that pitted South against North the Earth Summit barely reached an agreement. Yehia Ghanem reports from Johannesburg

The fat cats' summit
While delegates at the Earth Summit haggled over poverty alleviation schemes, the poor people's anti-summit formulated their own agenda. Faiza Rady writes

Tortuous path to equality
Sugar was in the spotlight as participants in the World Summit for Sustainable Development prepared for final debates over trade and finance. Cornia Pretorius reports from Johannesburg