The Jihadis' Tale
Bali Confessions: The revelations of two bomb suspects link the attack to Osama bin Laden

Terrorism's Missing Link
Al-Qaeda agent Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is smart, elusive, deadly—and still out there hatching plans


A Time to Fight?
Has the time come to transform Japan's Self-Defense Forces into a true military?

Evil, Yes. Genius, No
Kim Jong Il is a tactical bumbler—and that's what makes him dangerous

Blow Your House Down
Mining is a dynamite business, and residents of one Chinese town have had enough


Trailing Genghis
In the Empire of Genghis Khan gallops across Mongolia, the nation that once conquered Asia

The Wanderer
Stanley Stewart spoke to TIME about his six-month journey through the empire of Genghis Khan

A New Chapter
Chinese authors struggling to publish are caught between East and West

Getting Saucy
Southeast Asians love it, and Vietnam makes the best stuff

Zombie Discs
Fake CDs are only part of the problem facing record producers in China


Mega Power Outage
The Indonesian government enacted aggressive price hikes on fuel, electricity and phone tariffs

Love in the Time of Kim
Frustrated negotiators dealing with North Korea can take comfort

Naipaul's Friendly Fire
India's ruling party reveres Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul and his writings on India's growing self-confidence

Milestones
For the Week of January 27, 2003


Russia's Land of Ice and Fire
Awakening to the wild wonders of Kamchatka