Burma on the boil
Faced with Congressional investigations and charges of lying through its teeth, the Bush administration is working overtime to polish its tarnished image, writes Damien Kingsbury

Old controversy renewed
Accusations are flying once again in India over the 1992 destruction of the Babri Mosque. This time fingers are pointing to the corridors of power, reports Shaikh Azizur Rahman from New Delhi

Permanent immunity?
In its latest effort to undermine the newly established International Criminal Court, the US managed to have renewed for peacekeepers a UN resolution granting them immunity from prosecution, Soha Abdelaty follows the controversy

Tricks and traps?
Gamal Nkrumah talks with the Liberian President Charles Taylor about the prospects for peace in the war-torn West African country

Never again
A replay of the Rwandan genocide is in the making while the UN and the international community remain impassive, writes Faiza Rady