JAPAN: The $1.8 Billion Black Hole
Sumitomo, one of the nation's biggest companies, admits that its top copper trader hid staggering losses for a decade

BANGLADESH: Relishing Democracy
A rare election brings a new leader--and maybe stability?

INDIA: Where Have All the Women Gone?
A report suggests that social customs such as the dowry system have created a kind of hidden holocaust for females

ESPIONAGE: More Lies from Vietnam
The U.S. admits it deceived South Vietnamese commandos

AFGHANISTAN: Lost City
The killing didn't stop after the Soviets left, even if the world stopped paying attention. As civil war has raged, five different armies have battled through the streets of the capital, Kabul. The pictures on these pages show the shocking results



UNITED STATES

UNIONS: Cleanup in the Laborers
A novel approach to corruption may dog the Clinton camp

ARIZONA: The Case Against the Governor
Blue blood Fife Symington is indicted for fraud and extortion



EUROPE

THE FLORENCE SUMMIT: Mad Cows on the Menu
E.U. leaders try to end a political crisis, as Britain wields its veto power in hopes of winning back the right to export beef



SOCIETY AND SCIENCE

COVER: Can Your Faith Make You Whole?
Scientists have worked hard to purge medicine of the remnants of ancient mysticism. But driven by the yearnings of their patients--and the pressure of the bottom line--doctors are re-examining the healing power of prayer

Deepak Chopra: Emperor of the Soul
A disgruntled M.D. from Delhi has become a superstar, telling Americans of a place where spirit and body interact

SAFETY: The Dark Side of Airbags
While the devices save adults, they sometimes kill children

LAW: Going After Castro's Partners
A new law targets foreign investors in Cuba. U.S. companies don't like it; America's allies hate it

TECHNOLOGY: Free Speech Comes to the Net
In a landmark ruling, a panel of federal judges extends the umbrella of the First Amendment to cover cyberspace



THE ARTS

APPRECIATION: Ella Fitzgerald, 1918-1996

MUSIC: Singer-pianist Diana Krall has a way with Nat King Cole

CINEMA: Connery and Cage help The Rock get rolling

BOOKS: Hellman and Hammett recounts the writers' affair

BOOKS: The Topkapi Scroll is an ancient Islamic blueprint



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MILESTONES
PEOPLE


COVER IMAGE: Photograph by Joyce Tenneson

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THE FLORENCE SUMMIT: Mad Cows on the Menu
E.U. leaders try to end a political crisis, as Britain wields its veto power in hopes of winning back the right to export beef

BOSNIA: Ungentlemanly Agreement?
An alleged French and Serbian deal may have led to disaster

ITALY: The Not-So-Great Escape
A former S.S. officer reluctantly testifies against his comrade

ROMANIA: Ceausescu's Children
Orphans living in squalor and desperation--a dark legacy of the communist regime--remain forsaken by their homeland



ASIA

JAPAN: The $1.8 Billion Black Hole
Sumitomo, one of the nation's biggest companies, admits that its top copper trader hid staggering losses for a decade

ESPIONAGE: More Lies from Vietnam
The U.S. admits it deceived South Vietnamese commandos



UNITED STATES

UNIONS: Cleanup in the Laborers
A novel approach to corruption may dog the Clinton camp

ARIZONA: The Case Against the Governor
Blue blood Fife Symington is indicted for fraud and extortion



SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

COVER: Can Your Faith Make You Whole?
Scientists have worked hard to purge medicine of the remnants of ancient mysticism. But driven by the yearnings of their patients--and the pressure of the bottom line--doctors are re-examining the healing power of prayer

Deepak Chopra: Emperor of the Soul
A disgruntled M.D. from Delhi has become a superstar, telling Americans of a place where spirit and body interact

INVESTING: Fools and Their Money
How online forums are beating Wall Street at its own game

LAW: Going After Castro's Partners
A new law targets foreign investors in Cuba. U.S. companies don't like it; America's allies hate it

SAFETY: The Dark Side of Airbags
While the devices save adults, they sometimes kill children

TECHNOLOGY: Free Speech Comes to the Net
In a landmark ruling, a panel of federal judges extends the umbrella of the First Amendment to cover cyberspace



THE ARTS

ART: The resurrection of Winslow Homer as a realist in the ranks of Manet and Degas

SHOW BUSINESS: The drive to get rock stars off drugs

APPRECIATION: Ella Fitzgerald, 1918-1996

BOOKS: Hellman and Hammett recounts the writers' affair

BOOKS: The Topkapi Scroll is an ancient Islamic blueprint



NOTEBOOK
MILESTONES
PEOPLE

COVER IMAGE: Photograph by Joyce Tenneson

Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.






CAMPAIGN '96: Banking on Soft Money
They profess to disdain it, but both the Republicans and the Democrats are addicted to corporate donations

THE SENATE: Tough Lott
He likes pork, but the new majority leader likes a good ideological battle even better

UNIONS: Cleanup in the Laborers
A novel approach to corruption may dog the Clinton camp

ARIZONA: The Case Against the Governor
Blue blood Fife Symington is indicted for fraud and extortion



ASIA

JAPAN: The $1.8 Billion Black Hole
Sumitomo, one of the nation's biggest companies, admits that its top copper trader hid staggering losses for a decade

ESPIONAGE: More Lies from Vietnam
The U.S. admits it deceived South Vietnamese commandos



EUROPE

THE FLORENCE SUMMIT: Mad Cows on the Menu
E.U. leaders try to end a political crisis, as Britain wields its veto power in hopes of winning back the right to export beef

BOSNIA: Ungentlemanly Agreement?
An alleged French and Serbian deal may have led to disaster

ITALY: The Not-So-Great Escape
A former S.S. officer reluctantly testifies against his comrade

ROMANIA: Ceausescu's Children
Orphans living in squalor and desperation--a dark legacy of the communist regime--remain forsaken by their homeland



SOCIETY AND SCIENCE

COVER: Can Your Faith Make You Whole?
Scientists have worked hard to purge medicine of the remnants of ancient mysticism. But driven by the yearnings of their patients--and the pressure of the bottom line--doctors are re-examining the healing power of prayer

Deepak Chopra: Emperor of the Soul
A disgruntled M.D. from Delhi has become a superstar, telling Americans of a place where spirit and body interact

LAW: Going After Castro's Partners
A new law targets foreign investors in Cuba. U.S. companies don't like it; America's allies hate it

SAFETY: The Dark Side of Airbags
While the devices save adults, they sometimes kill children

TECHNOLOGY: Free Speech Comes to the Net
In a landmark ruling, a panel of federal judges extends the umbrella of the First Amendment to cover cyberspace



THE ARTS

ART: The resurrection of Winslow Homer as a realist in the ranks of Manet and Degas

SHOW BUSINESS: The drive to get rock stars off drugs

CINEMA: Connery and Cage help The Rock get rolling

APPRECIATION: Ella Fitzgerald, 1918-1996

MUSIC: Singer-pianist Diana Krall has a way with Nat King Cole

BOOKS: The Topkapi Scroll is an ancient Islamic blueprint



NOTEBOOK
MILESTONES
PEOPLE

COVER IMAGE: Photograph by Joyce Tenneson

Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.