After John Paul II
IN LIFE, and certainly in death, John Paul II drew the whole world to himself. Across religious, political and cultural barriers, people have found a firm centre in his global leadership. - Martin Henry

A choice of captains
BRIAN LARA is from the land of carnival, Shivnarine Chanderpaul from the land of many rivers and board mansions. Lara bats like a good dancer mated with a good mas costume... - Melville Cooke

Democracy in Central Asia ­ or not
LATE LAST month, the government of the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan became the latest to fall before a popular rising. On the face of it, this appears to be the latest country to succumb to a Western-inspired democratic wave. - John Rapley