Once again, sectarian violence rocks Pakistan's largest city. Iffat Idris reports from Islamabad

Democratic challenger John Kerry is beginning to make progress, but George W Bush still has a distinct advantage in the American South, reports Paul Wulfsberg from Nashville

Musharraf faces up to threats from within Pakistan's own military

The arrest of Abu Hamza El-Masri and his expected extradition to the US on terrorism charges is proving just as controversial as the man himself, writes Alistair Alexander

Does Moscow -- barely a shadow of its former self -- have a coherent foreign policy, asks Hussein Ahmed Amin

European, Latin American and Caribbean states met to promote development and reforms in favour of the world's poor, but avoided any direct condemnation of US economic and foreign policy, reports Veronica Balderas Iglesias