Berlusconi blunders
As Italy stands poised to assume the EU presidency, the country's prime minister faces corruption charges, reports Samia Nkrumah from Rome

Embarrassing facts
The fact that no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq is cause for much consternation in Britain and the US, reports Alistair Alexander from London

Cypriot predicament
Although Greek and Turkish Cypriots continue to celebrate their reunion as a people, the island's territorial reunification project remains stalled, reports Michael Jansen from Nicosia

Liberia's eleventh hour
On the eve of the African Union summit, a hurriedly hashed-out cease-fire between Liberia's warring factions appears to be more of a détente rather than an entente cordiale, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Allegiance pays
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is reaping the reward for loyalty to Washington, reports Iffat Idris from Islamabad