Resurrection (Cover Story)
The world sent billions of dollars to help survivors rebuild their lives. Are they getting the money?

A Relief Report Card (Cover Story)
What went right in Asia's relief effort—and what went wrong

Healing Hands (Cover Story)
Overcoming the trauma that follows disaster requires professional counseling, faith and hard work

It Took a Village (Cover Story)
A Sri Lankan community tries to piece itself back together after the horror

First Person: The Essentials of Aid (Cover Story)
A doctor volunteers to treat victims in the Maldives—and learns how red tape binds good intentions


The Taliban on the Run
Nation building is working, and the Taliban find themselves in decline

Options Under Water
A massive hydroelectric dam could generate much-needed income. But is it worth the environmental cost?


A Day in a Dictator's Life (TIME Global Adviser)
Romanian strongman Nicolae Ceausescu gets the vaudeville treatment in a new play

If You're in ... Seville (TIME Global Adviser)
Flamenco Fiesta

Drawn From Life (TIME Global Adviser)
The De Chirico House-Museum is an intimate portrait of the artist

Style Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Made in Alabama

Check In (TIME Global Adviser)
A Gym of One's Own

Japan Loves Nagoya
Nagoya, thanks to good old manufacturing, is the country’s boomtown


Follow the Leader
Kyrgyzstan's leader was ejected following protests over contested elections

Bones of Contention
Pyongyang returned to Japan the cremated ashes and bone fragments of the abductee

Banned in Beijing
Several E.U. members sidle away from a deal to lift the embargo on selling arms

Milestones
Events of the Week

Verbatim
Quotes of the Week

Letters: How We Can Help the Poor
The response to the cover story on economist Jeffrey D. Sachs' ideas for ending extreme poverty was highly emotional, as readers expressed sorrow for the plight of the world's poor as well as resentment about helping those who can't seem to help themselves