NATO leaders met in Istanbul against the backdrop of violent street protests and doubts about the relevance of the organisation in the new environment created by Washington's "war on terror". Gareth Jenkins reports from Istanbul

If box-office sales count for anything, Michael Moore would beat Bush at the polls, writes Anayat Durrani from Los Angeles

Moscow is learning that Chechen nationalist aspirations are here to stay, writes Ahmed Reda

The appointment of a new premier in Pakistan is only cosmetic, reports Iffat Idris from Islamabad

If it seeks legitimacy on the ground, the Colombian government must reach out to the country's landless peasants, writes Veronica Balderas Iglesias

Should Iraqis look to Afghanistan for an image of their future, or is it the other way round? Peter Willems, in Kabul, writes