Face the Music Shawn Fanning was just 18-years-old when he wrote the code for Napster, a computer program that allows users to swap music files with one another directly, without going through a centralized file server or middleman. The Recording Industry Association of America has sued Napster, claiming that FanningÕs program facilitates intellectual property theft. From this ruling, most likely, will be drawn the blueprint for the future of the entertainment industry
E U R O P E The Fuel Feud The revolt against fuel taxes continues across Europe, even in countries where the worst protests seemed over. The crisis is driving politicians and motorists to rethink energy policies
In Cold Blood Violence by Basque terrorists ETA has spiraled since the end of a 14-month truce late last year, but a series of arrests has reduced the group's capacity to kill
M I D D L E E A S T Defying Gravity After nine years covering the Palestinians and Israelis, TIME's bureau chief in Jerusalem bids farewell to her beat
Generation X A new, more radical generation is coming to power in the Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, and they are pressing for more violent confrontation with Israel
T H E A R T S The Girls' Night Out The 25th Toronto International Film Festival was about women's problems and glories, and their occasional itch to be as beastly and vengeful as the hairier sex
F I N A N C E Doing Well By Doing Good After a rough first decade, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development searches for new ways to fulfill its conflicting mandates
Paying the Price Czech banks pay the price for delayed restructuring
A League of Their Own German women — and some financial firms — have learned that investing is not necessarily man's work
