Once bitten, twice shy is a common response among Arab-Americans who sided with Bush in the last US presidential elections. Yet the "lesser of two evils" may not be good enough this time around, writes Naseer Aruri

Will the African-American vote be lost or stolen again in the 2004 presidential elections as it was in 2000? Ray Winbush outlines the main issues at stake among America's blacks

A recent report charges US Army medical personnel with torturing detainees, writes Anayat Durrani

A recent report charges US Army medical personnel with torturing detainees, writes Anayat Durrani

Once again the Great Lakes region is hurled into the uncertainty of political turmoil as Africa searches for African solutions to African problems, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Pakistan has come a long way since it was founded, but it has further to go before it lives up to the ideals for which it was born, writes Iffat Idris

Ferocious fighting between factions erupts as elections near in Afghanistan, reports Peter Willems from Kabul