The new US cabinet includes some tough nuts to crack, reports Anayat Durrani

Ayman El-Amir ponders the extraordinary series of scandals that have rocked the UN

Nabil Mikhail examines changes at the State Department in the light of Powell's resignation

First Bosnia, then Georgia. As orchestrated movements force change on their ruling elites, Shohdy Naguib examines Ukraine's chances of following suit

Last week the United Nations announced that the number of farmers growing poppies in Afghanistan has now reached near record levels. Peter Willems reports from Kabul

Asian and especially Chinese interest in Latin American economies has been growing. Closer ties are looking ever more attractive to both parties, Hisham El-Naggar writes from Buenos Aires