A step to the right
Thomas Ford examines how the Democrats became more Republican and US politics became static

Fracas over Cyprus
The fate of Cyprus remains uncertain following the Turkish elections. Michael Jansen reports from Nicosia

Eldoret rallies Somalis
Somali peace talks entered a second and decisive phase amid the eruption of intense fighting between rival clans and US military designs in the Horn of Africa, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Upbeat in Brazil
Lula's election brings hope to Brazilians as well as many of their neighbours. Hisham El-Naggar writes from Rio de Janeiro

An insider's job?
The Pentagon is investigating the source of a series of photographs released to the press of Al-Qa'eda and Taliban prisoners handcuffed, hooded and chained to the floor of a US military airplane, reports Anayat Durrani from Washington

Harry Potter clones
Chinese and Russian versions of the little British magician may soon flood global markets, reports Shohdy Naguib from Moscow