Scaling the summit
What is the point of political high-altitude partying, asks Gamal Nkrumah

'A black day for freedom'
A police raid on a journalist's house is raising serious questions about Canadian government's handling of the war on terror, writes Aziza Sami from Ottawa

Tonge-tied
The sacking of Liberal Democratic Party MP Jenny Tonge once again demonstrates the anti-Arab hysteria in British politics, writes Alistair Alexander from London

The prospect of peace
Recent discussions between India and Kashmiri separatists are yet another step towards peace in the region, writes Iffat Idris from Islamabad

Cyprus re-united?
Turkey is ever so slowly treading the path of Cypriot reunification, writes Michael Jansen from Nicosia