E U R O P E

Spain: Return to Violence
The Basque separatist movement ETA explodes a car bomb in central madrid, ending an 18-month hiatus

Serbia: Mystery in Belgrade
Who killed "Arkan," the notorious Serb warlord? Police in Belgrade arrest three suspects

A F R I C A

S. Africa: "Pik" Botha Backs the A.N.C.
South Africa's long-time apartheid-era Foreign Minister declares his support for President Thabo Mbeki

S P O R T

Diving: Depth Chargers
Deep diving without air tanks

D E P A R T M E N T S

Techwatch

World Watch

B U S I N E S S

World Economic Forum
The revolution in information technology is reaching deep into the developing world, where a battle for survival is on amid threats of an even wider gap between rich and poor

Closing the Gap
European firms are showing the U.S. the way in several key high-tech areas

Viewpoint: Debating the goals of economic progress
Viewpoint: Human rights and multinational companies

T H E   A R T S

Fashion: Wear and Tearaway
Elegance and exuberance on the catwalks

Poetry: The End of the Affair
The T.S. Eliot prize goes to a chronicle of infidelity

Books: Theme and Variations
Rose Tremain crafts a seductive heroine