So, What Went Wrong? (Cover Story)
Ever since America's decisive military victory, Iraq has been nothing but trouble. TIME reports on the errors and bad guesses, before and after the war, that got the Bush Administration into this spot

Chasing a Mirage (Cover Story)
The U.S. was sure Saddam had WMD, but Iraqi scientists tell TIME the weapons were destroyed long before the war


Is Japan's Resurgence For Real?
Rosy economic news and a soaring stock market have optimists convinced that Japan is finally on the mend. Don't be so sure

Return of the Serpent
After 28 years, a retired cop gets a chance to bring a criminal legend to justice

Police Under fire
The nation's scandal-ridden police force is under pressure to reform itself

Interview
10 Questions For Pervez Musharraf


Hong Kong's Back! (Global Adviser | Time Traveler)
Shaking free of SARS, the territory puts on a show—and rolls out the Stones—for visitors

Returning to the Roost (Global Adviser | Dossier)
Footloose New Zealanders find a new place to settle down: back home

Warsaw Joins the Luxe Set (Global Adviser | Hotels)
Swank new digs for travelers to Poland

Long Haul (Global Adviser | Reading Matters)
Three for a Plane Ride

Chocolate Treats (Global Adviser | Style Watch)
Jewelry good enough to eat

Entertainment in Your Pocket (Global Adviser | Tech Watch)
Tech Watch

Golf Around the Globe (Global Adviser | The Cost-Of-Living-It-Up Index)
Here's what it costs to shoot 18 holes at some of the world's top public courses

Blacktop Buccaneers
India's book pirates hawk best sellers on the street for a few rupees. Now publishers are fighting back


Pan-Asian Sensation
Takeshi Kaneshiro is Asia’s most versatile actor

An Affair to Remember
Bloodier, darker and deeper, Infernal Affairs II is a worthy successor to its record-breaking predecessor


The Man with Two Names
Was a South Korean exile and dissident philosopher actually a high-ranking spy for the North?

Milestones
The 'James Bond' of boogie dies; the conscience of Burma returns home

Verbatim
Quotes of the Week

Letters
The New Science of Dyslexia