by Fatma Disli, News Time 7, Turkey - Closing down the AK Party may result in a disaster. While trying to protect the secular order, we may lose both secularism and democracy.

by Fauziah Ibrahim, Al Jazeera, UK - Cambodia is one of the single biggest recipients of foreign aid in the world. However, some critics say the vast flow of development funds has created a culture of dependency.

by Nomi Prins, CNN, USA - There's a lot we don't know about how the oil futures markets now work. Congress should find out.

by Arian de Vogue and Jan Crawford Greenburg, abc NEWS, USA - In a stinging defeat for the Bush administration, the Supreme Court ruled today that detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have a constitutional right to challenge their detentions in federal court and that congressional legislation has failed to provide a reasonable substitute for such a hearing.

by Julie de Pimodan, Al Jazeera, Yemen - As global food prices continue to rise, Yemen is hoping a fundamental rethinking of its agricultural priorities will alleviate the pressure on its people. The debate on qat cultivation and its role in supplanting food crops has recently resurfaced and fuelled resistance from a society that views the controversial narcotic as a traditional necessity.

by Lucie Fielder, France24, France - In the worst internal crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war, supporters of pro-Iranian Hezbollah exchanged fire with gunmen loyal to the pro-Western government during a general strike over low wages that has paralyzed Beirut.

by Manal, a humanitarian worker working in partnership with Oxfam, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Someone described the situation to me the other day: "Gaza has been living and breathing through two checkpoints, Rafah and Erez. The goods have been trickling in uncertainly for the last six months; it's like somebody trapped in a closed room or a lift, not getting enough oxygen, and trying to keep breathing slowly until somebody opens the door and saves them."

Frances Harrison, BBC, UK - The Paris book fair has become the subject of controversy; several Muslim countries have announced boycotts because the guest of honor is Israel. 39 Israeli writers are honored, including well-known figures like David Grossman and Amos Oz. Organizers say it is a coincidence that this happens to be the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence. They claim their aim is to honor literature, not trigger a political row about the state of Israel. Indeed, they argue that many of the Israeli writers involved support the idea of Palestinian statehood.

Interview with Wajiha Al-Huweidar, MEMRI/Al-Hurra TV - When we demanded that women be employed in public workplaces, they say: 'No, we are a special people.' When we demand that women be allowed to drive, they say: 'No, we are a special people.' No, we are not. In what way are we special? There is nothing special about us. True, we have the two holy cities - Mecca and Al-Madina - but this does not mean that we have a monopoly on religion, and that we are the only Muslims in the world.

by Cnaan Liphshiz and Ruthie Pliskin, Haaretz.com, Israel - When teaching Holocaust studies to Dutch Muslim teenagers in Amsterdam, Mustafa Daher says he first has to defuse his pupils' own hostility toward Jews and Israel.

by Cynthia McFadden, Melinda Arons and Katie Escherich, ABC News, USA - Clinton on gaining momentum in Iowa, with a little help from family and friends.

by Louisa Schaefer, Deutsche Welle, Germany - The recent birth of a baby by a 64-year-old woman in Germany has sparked debate about the Embryo Protection Law, which prohibits egg donation. But with rising infertility rates, Germany may need to rethink its policies.

Interview with Arundhati Roy, IBN Live, India - Discussing that the writer Taslima Nasreen has no protection. "She just has to blunder her way through this kind of humiliation and I really feel for her."

by Pascale Mariani and Roméo Langlois, France 24, France - "I hope I can bring proof that Ingrid is still alive. I don't have this proof yet, but I hope to get it before I arrive in Paris on the 20th of November."

by E. Boyer King, France 24, France - Over the past 60 years, the relationship between the US and the United Nations has been not always been smooth. The US-led war in Iraq, which the UN opposed, did not help to bridge differences.

by Sue Lloyd-Roberts, BBC Newsnight, UK - Poverty, malnutrition and Aids are among the problems facing the majority of Zimbabweans under Robert Mugabe.

by Sherine Tadros, Al Jazeera - Adam, a Sudanese refugee who spent a total of 16 months in an Israeli prison, said: "I had handcuffs, no shower, no toilets ... Then they transferred me to another prison and I stayed there for two months.

by Suzanne Malveaux, CNN, Senegal - The purpose of the trip, she says, is to "let the American people know about what they're doing, through their taxpayers' money, to try to make a big difference in Africa, both in eradicating malaria, trying to reach and treat as many people as possible and avert as much infection as possible with HIV/AIDS."

by Laura Baines, France 24, France - Rice: Sudan must stop trying to limit Darfur force.

by Emma Wynne, DW-WORLD.de, Germany - On the 25th anniversary of his death, an interview with Juliane Lorenz, Fassinder's former partner and film editor, about the work of German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

by Meriem Amellal, Franck Berruyer and Armen Georgian, France 24, France - Despite the government's promise to build a million new lodgings, many families continue living in makeshift homes.

by Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia, Singapore -

by Christine Ockrent, France24, France - Press freedom in the world and how it is used in France.

by K. Moskovitch, France24, France- If Ségolène Royal wins, she'll be joining a growing group of women in the world's top jobs. Currently, 11 of the world's 200+ nations have a woman in the highest position.

by Christine Ockrent, France 24, France - One week from the first round, Christine Ockrent looks at the French presidential campaign from an international standpoint, and draws favorable conclusions.