A S I A
JAPAN: Tough Sell
Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi wowed them in the U.S., but his reformist message may not play as well back home

CAMBODIA: Food for Thought
While political issues may grab the headlines, a silent scourge--malnutrition--gnaws away at the country's future

INDIA: On the Holy Road
Mother Teresa's supporters press her cause in the lengthy process toward sainthood. But did she really perform miracles?

CHINA: Bombed Out
Errant NATO missiles strike China's embassy in Belgrade and roil already tense relations between Beijing and Washington

S P O R T
CRICKET: Breaking with Tradition
England may host the World Cup, but the true heart of the game now beats in South Asia

S C I E N C E
EXPLORATION: Frozen in Time
The discovery of climber George Mallory's body sparks debate over whether he reached Everest's summit in 1924--29 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay touched the top

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