Spirited Away (Cover Story)
TIME delves into the lurid and lucrative world of thieves who are robbing Asia of its priceless antiquities


Regime Change (Mahathir: A Mixed Legacy)
After 22 years in power, Mahathir Mohamad is stepping down. Can Malaysia thrive without him?

The Last of the Strongmen (Viewpoint)
Even with Mahathir gone, Asian authoritarianism is alive and kicking

Crisis of Confidence
A sagging economy, nukes up North, a corruption scandal—South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun is under siege


Lowdown on the High Life (Time Global Adviser | Travel)
Which laundries can you trust with your Prada shirts? Find out from a new batch of guides for upscale tourists

The Best Airport Lounge (Time Global Adviser | Check In)
Changing planes at Heathrow? Here's the place to while away a few pampered hours

Going, Going, Gone (Time Global Adviser | The Cost of Living-It-Up Index)
On Oct. 23, Concorde will make its last commercial flight across the Atlantic, marking the end of 27 years of supersonic travel. A price list for a piece of aviation history

Subterranean Muse (Time Global Adviser | Diversions)
A Berlin exhibition about heaven is set in a place that was once a living hell

Do It Yourself (Time Global Adviser | Do It Yourself)
The Learning Curve

If You're Ever In ... Amman (Time Global Adviser | Food & Wine)
Lambrosia

Style Watch (Time Global Adviser | Style Watch)
Bespoke, But Not Broke

Baseball's Losers Live It Up (Notebook | Japan)
Boston Red Sox, meet your match: Japan's hapless Hanshin Tigers are on their way to the championships

Blood Feud (Notebook | China)
A four-year-old research scandal involving Harvard University rises to the fore again

Buckle Your Seat Belts (Notebook | North Korea)
A car crash injures a favored member of Kim Jong Il's family. But was it an accident?

Milestones
Italian aid pioneer murdered in Somalia

Verbatim
Quotes of the week

Letters
Koizumi: Does He Have What It Takes?