Wild Weather Thunderstorms, twisters and lots and lots of water. From Bognor Regis to Brindisi, Europe is being battered by the elements. The experts suspect global warming — and say there's no end in sight
E U R O P E Britain: Settled Lloyd's of London wins a landmark legal battle
Britain: Taylor Talks TIME's exclusive interview with Max Taylor, chairman of Lloyd's
France: Style and Substance Socialist bombshell Elisabeth Guigou, France's new Minister of Labor, emerges as a premier contender
e-Europe: Digital Democracy A young German entrepreneur is campaigning to bring people all politics, all the time — online
A Brief History of the Higgs Hunt Fast Forward Europe: Scientists in Switzerland may have solved one of the great mysteries of particle physics. Why should we care?
B U S I N E S S Let Us Entertain You Despite a generation gap and a pending lawsuit, file-sharing upstart Napster and German media giant Bertelsmann are joining forces. The deal may be a commercial coup, but could it spell the end of a free ride for the Napster faithful?
The Bertelsmann Spirit An exclusive interview with the company's illustrious former chairman Reinhard Mohn
New Worlds, Old Faces Established firms team up with online specialists to venture into the terra incognita of the Internet
