INDONESIA: The King is Dead, Long Live the King
An extraordinary week of protest and backroom calculation brings down Asia's longest-serving leader, but many worry that Habibie will just bring more of the same

Reality Bites: The economy remains in a coma

The General: Wiranto comes out on top

Slow but Sure: Suharto's long, momentous rule

Viewpoint: Indonesians, not the IMF, made this revolution

END OF AN ERA:
A TIME Asia Online photo essay

PAKISTAN: Thy Neighbor's Bomb
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif weighs whether to conduct a nuclear test to rival India's and possibly spark an arms race

INDIA: The Price of Pride
Sanctions may actually spur needed economic reforms

CINEMA: This year's Cannes Film Festival has plenty of heart but, struck by the Asian flu, not much Seoul

TO OUR READERS

COVER: A Vote for Hope
Going to the polls together for the first time in 80 years, the people of Ireland--North and South, Catholic and Protestant--turned out in massive numbers to approve the Northern Ireland peace accord. A Special Report looks at the vote, and the country

The North: In Londonderry people on both sides of the divide take tentative steps towards coming together

The South: Booming Galway is riding the crest of Ireland's economic resurgence

Interview: TIME talks to David Trimble and Gerry Adams

Eire Phones: Calling centers are huge business

Viewpoint: The agreement represents a generational shift

EUROPE: A Danish Dilemma
A referendum this week could have profound consequences for Denmark and for the future of the E.U.

Tacky, Tacky: The Diana death industry flourishes

BUSINESS: Bizwatch

EXPOSITION: Water World
The main attraction at Lisbon's Expo '98 is a huge aquarium that gives the illusion of life in the open sea

TO OUR READERS

CANADA

QUEBEC: Good Neighbor Policy
Lucien Bouchard's U.S. tour shows that you can't make news touting business as usual

COVER: Banking On Cocaine
A U.S. Customs undercover operation results in the arrest of scores of Latin American bankers and stirs up a transborder controversy. It also offers a glimpse of the magnitude and extent of the drug cartel's money laundering schemes

Interview: Mexican Teasury Secretary José Gurría

WORLD CUP 98: Ready for the Kickoff
The French are getting ready for the World Cup party with dancing, music and lots of riot police

TO OUR READERS

SOUTH PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA: One State's Choice
Western Australia passes the nation's most liberal abortion law

ENGINEERING: Waves to Order
Artificial reefs can turn any beach into a surfer's paradise

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