The ultras' comeback
Tensions are running high in the wake of the right-wing's electoral victory in Gujerat, reports Iffat Malik from Islamabad

Weapons of mass deception
Britain's anti-terrorism campaign exposes the British government's cynicism and hypocrisy, writes Gavin Bowd

Europe moves east and south
Europe's eastward expansion unleashes a torrent of challenges, not excepting the Cypriot conundrum, writes Michael Jansen

Borrowed time
Foreign troops keep the peace in Africa even as African governments scout the militant Islamists. Gamal Nkrumah assesses developments

Venezuela on the brink
A new challenge to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez suggests an imminent showdown. There may be more at stake than the stability of the country's oil exports, Hisham El-Naggar writes from Buenos Aires

Election blahs
Apathetic and disillusioned, Serbian voters failed to show up at the polls for the third time running. Adisa Busuladzic reports from Belgrade

Kissinger bows out
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger withdraws from a commission investigating the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington, reports Anayat Duranni