Lynch mob
The Jessica Lynch ordeal has stirred debate over the Pentagon's spin tactics as well as a media hungry for white heroes. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Lives hostage to words
A recent US Supreme Court decision could be a step towards bringing the Bush administration back in line with American ideals about the just rule of law, writes Ramsey Al-Rikabi

Baby steps
India and Pakistan edged closer through recent conciliation measures, but the big issues are still pending, Iffat Idris reports from Islamabad

The reality of war comes home
Italy is reeling from the shock of receiving the mortal remains of 19 Italians killed in a suicide bomb blast in Iraq, reports Samia Nkrumah from Rome

Fall of the oligarchs
The arrest of Russia's richest tycoon on charges of fraud and tax-evasion has raised hairs on many a head at home and abroad, reports Shohdy Naguib from Moscow

The Tætervolk affair
The expulsion of an MP from parliamentary activities for alleged anti-Semitic remarks has caused a furore throughout Germany, writes Rania Gaafar in Berlin