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Analysis: Saudis Undecided

Given the huge risks, Riyadh will defer its decision on supporting a US-led war until the final moment.

Analysis: The Kurdish-Turkish Crisis

Turkey is pressing the United States for guarantees to block a Kurdish federal entity in northern Iraq.

Iraqi Exiles Oppose US Plans

Exiles support a UN-led transitional authority and an independent Iraqi executive authority.

Letter: Time Runs Out

People in Iraq are fearful of war, and hopeful for change.

Analysis: A War for Oil

US and UK politicians seek to deny the obvious strategic importance of oil underlying America's commitment to the Gulf.

Iraqi Regime Prepares for War

Baghdad readies for street-by-street fighting, as Saddam Hussein considers his options.

The Die is Cast

War is set to begin, but no one can predict the consequences it will unleash.

Letter: The Silent Countdown

In the final moments, Kurds are moving back from the front line, remembering past fiascos and hoping this time will be different.

Comment: The Arab Crisis

Arabs want and need change, but not imposed from Washington with its own political agenda.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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