Controlling the flow
The rapid rise in African migrants seeking refuge in Europe featured prominently at the European Union summit meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece, last week, writes Gamal Nkrumah

The other Fidel
After enduring 43 years of US embargo and terror attacks, Cuba has become a skilful survivor. Fidel Castro Diaz talks to Faiza Rady

Meeting ASEAN's challenges
With member states involved in bickering over trivia, the ASEAN 2003 summit proved to be yet another fatuous talking shop, writes Damien Kingsbury