The Scandal's Growing Stain (Cover Story)
Abuses by U.S. soldiers in Iraq shock the world and roil the Bush administration. The inside story of what went wrong—and who's to blame


The End of a Bad Idea (Global Agenda)
In Iraq, we are learning once again why occupiers are resented

Tribal Tribulations
A campaign to flush out Islamic militants hiding in Pakistan's Wild West tests the will of Islamabad and the U.S.


Hello, Kitty (TIME Global Adviser)
Hong Kong's café society welcomes your four-legged companions

Curtain Raiser (TIME Global Adviser)
Norway's Midnight Marathon

Diners' Club (TIME Global Adviser)
Dining societies can be an entrée to fine food and friendship

Check In (TIME Global Adviser)
From Street to Suite

Grapevine (TIME Global Adviser)
Tokyo's Holy Spirits

Trouble Brewing
Why are the world's largest beer brewers fighting over a company in northeast China?


Wen Words Matter
With all eyes on China's superheated economy, Premier Wen Jiabao is watching what he says

Hearts and Pockets
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra travels to the country's restive south to smooth over tensions

What Buddha?
Why few Chinese can see the nation's latest superlative monument

Milestones
Commemorating Dien Bien Phu

Verbatim
Quotes of the Week

Letters
Iraq: State of Siege