As the US launched another series of air strikes on forces loyal to the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden, in New York and Washington the clearing up of the rubble and detritus of the 11 September bombings continued. Mayor of New York Rudi Guiliani estimates it will be at least a year before the area known as Ground Zero is cleared. Pat Lancaster writes from the United States

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• Iran’s power struggle intensifies
• Violence for violence sake?
• From Amman
• The enemy within
• Turkey bites the bullet
• Hizbullah: Friend or Foe?

• WTO challenges Arab world
• Middle East looks to Kazakhstan
• UAE targets Internet studies

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• The disappearing Yörük
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