6 September 10 - A specialist on Turkey at Chatham House and United Nations Global Expert, Fadi Hakura challenges the widespread notion that Turkey cannot succeed as a liberal democracy without Europe’s help. Read

1 September 10 - From the BBC: On the eve of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the US has appealed to both sides not to let the killing of four Jewish settlers near Hebron derail the talks. Read

31 August 10 - From the Guardian: As the Guardian reported last week, a 600-page report by the UN high commissioner for human rights was leaked, documenting the role of Rwanda in possible genocide in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the late (...) Read

30 August 10 - From the Associated Press: The rival Palestinian governments in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have clamped down harder on opponents and critics in recent months — deepening a nasty split that could prevent Palestinian statehood even if peace talks with Israel kicking off this week succeed (...) Read

17 August 10 - From the Guardian: The new UK government has made it clear that an important priority of its foreign policy will be to promote British trade and investment abroad. But recent remarks in Sudan by the Africa minister, Henry Bellingham, raise concerns that, by blindly pursuing commercial (...) Read

13 August 10 - From the Los Angeles Times: The US gives about $1 billion annually to Ethiopia. But even as US and other international aid has surged in the last decade, activists charge that the government has become more authoritarian. Read

6 August 10 - Jubilant supporters say it is a new dawn for Kenya. Sixty-seven percent of votes cast endorsed a new constitution more than two decades after reform was first raised. Read

3 August 10 - From the White House: This year, 17 sub-Saharan African countries celebrate 50 years of independence, and the Obama Administration is ready to look forward towards greater partnerships with African nations. Read

2 August 10 - The sight of armoured vehicles and soldiers in battle gear out in Kashmir’s streets in July is a grim warning of a storm gathering yet again over the restive valley. Read

1 August 10 - Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, expresses disappointment - and hope - one year after US President Barak Obama’s address to the Muslim world in Cairo. Read