Pakistan's President Musharraf is facing the worst crisis of his seven-year rule -- brought on by a truculent chief justice, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad

French President Jacques Chirac's announcement that he does not seek a third presidential term comes as no surprise, but it does little to clarify who his successor might be, writes David Tresilian in Paris

The land question returns to the heart of Zimbabwean politics, haunting Robert Mugabe, writes Gamal Nkrumah