The forced resignation this week of Italian minister for reform and devolution for wearing a T-shirt decorated with offensive Danish cartoons could have serious implications for the governing coalition in the upcoming April elections, writes Samia Nkrumah

In the first report of its kind, a team of UN human rights experts says Guantanamo Bay should be closed immediately, reports Tamam Ahmed Jama

The Russian press reflects growing Middle Eastern concerns, writes Mona Khalil