Georgia slides towards pax-Americana as the Arab world watches the repercussions, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

Was an independent Ossetia inevitable after Kosovo or is it a US election ruse gone wrong, asks Eric Walberg

Republicans glumly gathered in the twin cities of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota for the GOP convention, even as Hurricane Gustav spelt doom, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Barack Obama and Joe Biden are overwhelming favourites with the Democratic Party establishment. But, how popular are they with ordinary Americans, wonders Anayat Durrani in Los Angeles

Pakistan's next president may prove as divisive as its last, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad