Wrapping up his visit to Egypt, Director-General of the International Labour Organisation Juan Somavia told Nermeen Abdel-Fattah about the importance of labour in stimulating growth in the economy, alleviating security risks and decreasing social instability

Zacarias Moussaoui, sentenced to life in prison for his supposed role in the 11 September terrorist attacks, wants to recant his guilty plea and have a new trial, Tamam Ahmed Jama reports from Paris

Pro-Western warlords and militant Islamist militias first battle for control of the Somali capital Mogadishu and then hurriedly sign a ceasefire. Gamal Nkrumah takes stock of the latest score

An alarming number of young girls have been sexually exploited by humanitarians in Liberian refugee camps by UN forces. Sahar El-Bahr reports

A racially-inspired shooting spree last week which left two people dead -- including a toddler -- and one seriously hurt has refocused Belgian public attention on the issue of urban violence and racism, reports Khaled Diab