Giles Tremlett
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/ 7 November 2002

Spain’s stolen children

General Francisco Franco’s Spanish dictatorship stole children from the families of his left-wing opponents and gave them to his supporters or sent them to be brought up in convents or monasteries, according to a book published this week.

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/ 17 September 2002

Biggest mismatch in military history

April 11 2002. About 10.20am. A coach full of German tourists is bumping down the road that leads to the ancient El Ghriba synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba. Around the corner, in a narrow, cobbled lane that runs alongside, an old Iveco tanker truck is waiting, driver inside.