The plot thickens
The Bush administration claims credit for the arrest of yet another leading Al-Qa'eda agent. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

India and Pakistan inch towards peace
Last week's burial of the war hatchet may usher in a brand new era, reports Iffat Idris from Islamabad

Independent but yet to be free
The South Asian sub-continent continues to be shackled by religious intolerance, writes Muqtedar Khan

'Can we criticise Israel?'
Although the leadership of the French Socialist Party continues to support Israel come what may, dissent is brewing in the ranks. Jeremy Landor writes from Paris

Powerless in North America
Last week Americans and Canadians had a taste of Third World scarcity, reports Anayat Durrani

Hutton's hunt
The Hutton Inquiry is shedding far more light on the death of David Kelly than the government, the BBC or the media had bargained for, reports Alistair Alexander from London

Heat wave ripples hit France
Faced with the political fall-out from the country's recent heat wave, pressure grew on the French government this week, writes David Tresilian from Paris