Between the wars
Israelis and Palestinians spent the first days of war neither scurrying to bunkers nor taking to the streets. They were watching TV, writes Graham Usher in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

Home to roost
Sudan's marginalised peoples are jostling for a say in the decision-making process after years of neglect by the central government, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Remembering Rachel
Rachel Corrie, who was killed by a bulldozer in Gaza last week, was remembered by her family and friends back home, Khaled Dawoud , in Washington, was among the mourners

Thwarting the state
Sharon is building a second separation fence, on the eastern side of the West Bank to connect with the first one. Jonathan Cook , in Jerusalem, reports