War at the Top of the World (Cover Story)
Thawing relations between India and Pakistan have brought a cease-fire to the strife-torn Siachen Glacier. Will hostilities remain on ice?


Under Siege
As a vote-rigging scandal deepens and calls for her resignation grow louder, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is fighting for political survival

Tale of The Tape
He Said, She Said

Going Up?
By the numbers, Pakistan is booming—but it's still not creating the type of jobs that will win the fight against poverty

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (Essay)
Pakistan is changing fast, but the instinct to curtail freedoms remains

Movies Made Easy (TIME Global Adviser)
Indulge your inner filmmaker with cheap, full-featured digital videocams

Kabul Calling (TIME Global Adviser)
A new travel guide to Afghanistan will whet your appetite for adventure

Give Me SoMa (TIME Global Adviser)
Welcome to Vancouver's brave new world of shopping

Into the Valley (TIME Global Adviser)
Travelers now have access into the land of the Dulong, one of China's most remote ethnic groups


Economics 101
As Japan's population ages, its universities face bankruptcy as enrollment plunges

Milestones

Letters
A President Under Pressure