//REPEATING//POLITICS: Berlin Voters Divided about the War Against Terrorism

Results of local elections in Berlin have shown that East and West Germans are divided about the war against terrorism.

POLITICS: Berlin Voters Divided about the War Against Terrorism

Results of local elections in Berlin have shown that East and West Germans are divided about the war against terrorism.

POLITICS-U.S.: War Not Going Quite As Planned

Two weeks into Washington's military campaign in Afghanistan, President George W. Bush's "war" against terrorism does not appear to be going as well as planned.

POLITICS-U.S.: The Iraqi Temptation

As the United States proceeds with its second full week of bombing in Afghanistan, the administration of President George W. Bush remains deeply divided about whether Washington should target Iraq in its ''war'' against terrorism.

POLITICS-U.S.: The Iraqi Temptation

As the United States proceeds with its second full week of bombing in Afghanistan, the administration of President George W. Bush remains deeply divided about whether Washington should target Iraq in its ''war'' against terrorism.

POLITICS-U.S.: Non-Muslim India, Israel Left Out In the Cold

Israel and India, eager enlistees in what U.S. President George W. Bush says is a "war" against terrorism but not against Muslims or Islam, appear to have been sidelined.

POLITICS-U.S.: Major Questions Dog Onset of Military Campaign

Even as U.S. warplanes and cruise missiles carried out a second night of attacks on military and other targets in Afghanistan Monday, Washington's precise war aims remain unclear - as do the answers to a number of important questions.

POLITICS-SUDAN: Lifting of Embargo Could Shake Regional Alliance

The lifting of UN sanctions against Sudan, in exchange for its cooperation in the campaign against terrorism, may shift the political alliance in the region and affect mediation efforts aimed at ending the country's long-running civil war, say analysts.

POLITICS: Afghanistan Draws Islam’s Angry Young Men, Again

Islam's angry young men are on the move again. Over the past few days, thousands of them from religious schools in northern Pakistan have been heading to neighbouring Afghanistan.

POLITICS-EUROPE: Pacifists Protest Against Possible U.S. Action

Anti-war rallies have been held in London, Barcelona, Frankfurt Rome, Amsterdam and several German cities to protest against possible U.S. military action in retaliation for the attacks on New York and Washington on Sep 11.

POLITICS: Sep 11 Attacks Scramble Global Geopolitics

The global geopolitical chessboard has been scrambled in ways that virtually no one could have imagined before the Sep. 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon.

/REPEAT/POLITICS: Central Asia Poses Tough Questions for Washington

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have emerged as possible frontline U.S. allies in a war against Afghanistan. The consequences for these countries will be significant and could be severe - as are the questions Washington now faces.

POLITICS: Putin Wants a Leading Role in New International Order

In the latest round of high-level shuttle diplomacy Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Germany seeking a major role in the emerging new order.

POLITICS-PAKISTAN: Govt Gets Swift Reward for Supporting U.S.

Seeking to reward Pakistan for its support to the U.S.-led war against terrorism, the United States has lifted sanctions imposed in May 1998 against India and Pakistan after both conducted nuclear tests.

POLITICS-U.S.: Anti-Terrorism Takes the Place of Anti-Communism

Much as the United States used to judge countries by whether or not they supported Washington in its anti- Soviet crusade during the Cold War, it appears that foreign governments will now be rewarded or punished by whether or not they become part of the war against terrorism, particularly of the Islamist kind.

POLITICS-U.S.: Administration Factions Battle Over Bush’s War

Even as President George W. Bush heralded the coming U.S. war against global terrorism, factions within his administration were already fighting over the breadth and scope of battle.

POLITICS-U.S.: Administration Factions Battle Over Bush’s War

Even as President George W. Bush heralded the coming U.S. war against global terrorism, factions within his administration were already fighting over the breadth and scope of battle.

POLITICS-U.S.: Administration Factions Battle Over Bush’s War

Even as President George W. Bush heralded the coming U.S. war against global terrorism, factions within his administration were already fighting over the breadth and scope of battle.

SOUTH ASIA: Region Feels Fallout of U.S. Anti-terrorism Strategy

More than any other region, South Asia faces the gravest implications of the United States' anti-terrorism strategy crafted in the aftermath of the Sep. 11 carnage in New York and Washington.

POLITICS-U.S.: Administration Factions Battle Over Bush’s War

Even as President George W. Bush heralded the coming U.S. war against global terrorism, factions within his administration were already fighting over the breadth and scope of battle.

POLITICS: After U.S. Attacks, India, Pakistan Lock Horns Again

U.S. President George W Bush may sincerely believe, as he told congressional leaders in Washington Wednesday, that the "anti-terrorist" mobilisation underway would provide "an opportunity to refashion the thinking between Pakistan and India".