The New Radicals (Cover Story)
Young and restless linglei are breaking ranks and rules in a search for personal liberation. but they choose their battles carefully

Success by the Script (Cover Story)
Chinese Actor Liu Ye has won raves without making waves

Linglei Like Me (Cover Story)
China's mainstream absorbs the counterculture as advertising caters to the young and restless


Blood and Money (Crime)
Did a vicious family feud decimate a wealthy Bangkok family?


Terror Behind Bars (Notebook | Pakistan)
An imprisoned militant's threats against President Musharrraf may have been more than just bravado

Where's the Beef? (Notebook | Japan)
A ban on U.S. imports could spell disaster for Japan's biggest gyudon chain and its enthusiasts

Risky Business (Notebook | Taiwan)
A drug bust at a "half-naked crazy party" sheds light on Taiwan's underreported HIV problem

Playing Chicken (Notebook | Thailand)
Thaksin Shinawatra's government comes clean on the extent of avian flu in Thailand

Milestones
Helmut Newton Dies

Verbatim
Quotes of the Week

Letters
Readers sound off on TIME's Person of the Year

A Kingdom in Chaos (Special Report | Nepal)
As Nepal slips toward anarchy, its embattled King speaks to TIME about his efforts to restore order

"The Future Lies in Democracy" (Special Report | Nepal)
An interview with King Gyanendra of Nepal

"The Future Lies in Democracy" (Special Report | Nepal)
Online Exclusive: An extended interview with King Gyanendra

"We're not looking for any excuses to postpone" (Special Report | Nepal)
TIME talks to Nepal Prime Minister Suryabahadur Thapa about parliamentary elections, the King and the ongoing Maoist insurgency

"Nepal is deteriorating by the day" (Special Report | Nepal)
TIME talks to ex-Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba

"The current administration must be dismissed" (Special Report | Nepal)
TIME talks to the man who would be Nepal's next Prime Minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal


Mars Attracts (TIME Global Adviser | Diversions)
Get into the swing of all things extraterrestrial at the world's most-visited "visited" sites

Luxury Locos (TIME Global Adviser | Cost Of Living It Up)
Here's what it costs to take a ride on some of the world's finest trains

Colombo: Modest Perfection (TIME Global Adviser | Next Time You're In...)
Sampling the pleasures of the hopper, Sri Lanka's crispy, spongy signature staple

The Life of a Language (TIME Global Adviser | Long Haul)
Bone up on the use and abuse of modern English

Pay Up for that Pushcart (TIME Global Adviser | At the Airport)
Airports charge extra for the easy route to your departure gate

You've Been Framed (TIME Global Adviser | Style Watch)
Have a glance at this spring's hip shades