Attack on Bali (Asia)
You can't put a price on it. Oct. 12 refuses to be quantified, measured, reckoned, even estimated

October 12, 2002 (Asia)
A terrorist attack turns Bali's party town into a crucible of horror. A TIME report on the innocents who lost their lives—and the heroes who tried to save them

Taking Action (Asia)
Megawati Sukarnoputri is finally making moves to combat terrorism, but the war has only just begun

A Failed State? (Asia)
Terrorists take out commercial targets too. Will the Bali blast cripple an entire economy?

'The Outlook Is Gloomy' (Asia)
TIME Talks with Indonesian Parliament chairman Amien Rais

The Rage Culture (Asia)
Why does a moderate Islamic nation harbor terrorists and serve as a hotbed for religious extremists?

Silent Witness (Asia)
Megawati Sukarnoputri must tackle the roots of Islamic radicalism

The Moderate Majority (Asia)
Southeast Asia's progressive Islam can be a strong weapon against extremism


Look Who's Got the Bomb
Confronted by the U.S., North Korea brazenly admits it's building nukes. Now what does President Bush do?


A Sigh for Old Saigon
The made-in-Vietnam film of Graham Greene's The Quiet American looks at love and war, and the strange bedfellows they make

The Quiet Vietnamese
Actress Do Thi Hai Yen's breakthrough role is a modern Cinderella story

Afghan War Weaves
Years of conflict spawned a new take on Afghanistan's most famous handicraft—the Oriental rug

The Player
Meet Bollywood's most unlikely movie mogul

Mad Music
The Piano Tuner plays up the heart of darkness

Back from the Brink
On both sides, forces pull pack from the India-Pakistan border. How long can this thaw last?

The Singing Nun Finally Gets Her Freedom
In advance of a Bush-Jiang summit, China raises hostage politics to an art form

Person of the Week
Indonesian President Megawati ignored warnings of Islamic extremism at her peril

Milestones
For the Week of October 28, 2002

To Our Readers (Asia)
A letter from the Editor


Homestay on the Range
'My Yurt is Your Yurt' in Kyrgyzstan

Hot Spot
Issyk-Kul draws a mixed crowd

Detour
Central Asia's most spectacular market