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Afghan political figures gather in Bonn

The leaders of Afghanistan will embark on a new political process tomorrow when key Afghan figures gather in the German city of Bonn. It will be the first step in what is bound to be a long, imperfect and uncertain journey towards that most elusive of Afghan ideas; a broadbased and multi ethnic government. For the moment, however, the people of the capital Kabul are enjoying a honeymoon of sorts in the wake of the fall of the Taliban.


Banditry in Afghanistan

Growing problems of banditry are endangering the delivery of urgently needed aid to millions of Afghans left destitute by three years of drought and more recently the Allied bombing campaign and battles between the Northern Alliance and the Taliban.


US Justice Department named after Robert Kennedy

Last week, President Bush renamed the US Justice Department after Robert Kennedy - a strange honour for a Republican president to bestow on one of the most revered of Democrat politicians. Intrigued by the move, our reporter Michael Carey decided to find out just how Bobby Kennedy's reputation stood these days across all political lines.


US wages war on terrorism - in Colombia

As America wages war in Afghanistan, the White House is weighing its options in a terrorist war much closer to home in Colombia. The United States is already heavily committed, financially and morally, to Colombia's war which is the hemisphere's most protracted and complex conflict. Colombia has been the centre-piece of Washington's multi-billion dollar anti-drug war but now there are indications it could also become part of America's counter terrorism offensive.


Milosevic indicted for genocide in Bosnia

The international War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague has formally indicted Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes in Bosnia. The former Yugoslav leader has already been indicted for alleged crimes committed in Kosovo and Croatia, but the Bosnia indictment includes the first charge of genocide.


Golf in China

It's long been the golfing world's final frontier - how to sell the ancient game to the most populated nation on the planet. Tiger Woods, arguably the game's most famous name, has been in southern China to help win over fans but the time, interest and money that the game demands seem to be in short supply.