The handover of power in Russia is confounding one and all. Eric Walberg looks into the crystal ball

Colombia takes a leaf out of Israel's military handbook infuriating its neighbours in the process, writes Gamal Nkrumah

What has caused the post-election upsurge in violence in Pakistan, asks Graham Usher in Mingora

Gimmicks and savoir-faire go hand-in-hand for the French in Africa, muses Eva Dadrian

Armenia's recent presidential elections show maturity but leave many questions unsolved, says Eva Dadrian

In family tradition, Hillary defied what looked like the inevitable and squeaked through to victory in Ohio and Texas primaries, leaving Barack Obama to clean up in Vermont...