Pakistan's Islamic groups have been at the forefront in providing relief to its earthquake victims -- but do they constitute a threat to President Musharraf, asks Graham Usher in Balakot, northern Pakistan

A biting UN report on the manipulation of the oil-for-food programme may be a cover-up for a much bigger problem, reports Serene Assir

With inflation concerns growing in the US, and taking flak for alleged cronyism, President Bush has nominated a competent, non-political academic to be the next chairman of the US central bank. Paul Wulfsberg reports from Washington

Ongoing meetings in preparation for WTO talks in Hong Kong in December are a chance for Africa to tackle gross injustices and imbalances in global trade, writes Gamal Nkrumah

The Bush administration is reeling, but still standing, as the investigation into the exposure of a CIA agent's identity culminates, writes Paul Wulfsberg from Washington

The real indictments of Bush administration officials are yet to come, writes Anthony Alessandrini

It was created as an emergency tool to fight "terror", but the Patriot Act is headed for renewal as the law of the land for Americans, reports Hicham Safieddine