Middle East & Africa
Palestine and Israel
After one old man has gone
Hope for fresh diplomacy and the struggle for succession go hand in hand
Iraq
The battle for Fallujah now—and for hearts and minds later
Will the political cost of smashing the rebel stronghold of Fallujah be worthwhile?
Iraq
The election season begins
Amid the bombs, Iraq (or parts of it) has begun to grope towards an election
Osama bin Laden
His latest appeal
Is the latest video performance likely to help or hinder recruitment for terror?
Botswana
Africa's prize democracy
Why is an arid, landlocked country in southern Africa such a success?
Israel and Palestine
A new beginning? Well, maybe
With Yasser Arafat in hospital abroad and George Bush back in the White House, Israelis and Palestinians see both opportunity and danger