ASIA: China's New Broom
The People's Republic has never had greater need for the economic wizardry of Zhu Rongji. But the incoming Premier's radical plans and even more radical personality may be more than the status quo can handle

Power Shift: The infamous Li Peng moves on

Viewpoint: David Roche says Zhu is what China needs

VIETNAM: Sacred Ground
Thirty years later, the memories of My Lai still haunt the site of one of the war's most barbaric incidents

SINGAPORE: "You Have To Pay For It"
Lee Kuan Yew on "Asian values" and the region's crisis

INDIA:
Dwindling Numbers
The illustrious Parsi community may be headed for extinction

EUROPE: Eruption in Kosovo Serbian forces go on a violent rampage against ethnic Albanians, sparking fears of another, wider war

Kohl on the Ropes: Gerhard Schroder's challenge to the German chancellorship shifts into high gear

Coming up Country: Britain's rural folk turn out en masse to defend their way of life against urban assault

Child's Play: How to sell the euro to kids

R.I.P.: After an epic battle, the bones of Russia's last Czar may finally be laid to rest

BUSINESS: Bizwatch
Intel's bug; branding diamonds; capitalist condoms in China; on-line shopping

SPORT: World Cup host France draws ire over tickets

CANADA

VIEWPOINT: Saving the Quebec Liberals
Moderate nationalism -- as suported by most Francophones -- is the key, says Alain Dubuc

HOCKEY: Who gets the Oilers?
Barring a last-minute save, the team could be headed for Houston. Are Canada's smaller franchises doomed?

CHILE: Pinochet's Makeover
His move to the Senate spawns outrage and turmoil

DICTATORISHIP: Banishing the Myths
Mario Vargas Llosa argues that the stereotypes Pinochet generated haunt the political future of Latin America

ECONOMICS: Too Much Credit?
Pinochet is hailed for creating free markets and reviled for the consequences. Andrés Velasco weighs both verdicts

VIEWPOINT: The Head of the House
For Alberto Fuguet, Pinochet evokes patriarchy-- and boredom

AUSTRALIA

ART: The happy marriage of U.S. and Australian landscape

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