A shocking response
There was astonishment and jubilation as the Green Line that divides Greek and Turkish Cyprus began to crumble. Michael Jansen reports from Nicosia on Cypriot history in the making

Afghanistan on the boil
Anti-US sentiment in Afghanistan is growing in spite of renewed US attempts to assure Afghans of Washington's commitment to their country's reconstruction, writes Negar Azimi

Keep them out
The contradictions of international migration and the ascendant role of organised crime in moving people across borders is explored by Tamam Ahmed Jama

A threat to us all
Hala Sakr examines the causes and international ramifications of the SARS epidemic