Act Two (Cover Story)
Hurricane Rita brings a second cruel assault on the Gulf Coast. How well did we apply Katrina's lessons?

Global Warming: The Culprit? (Cover Story)
Evidence mounts that human activity is helping fuel these monster hurricanes


How to Keep Talking
The inside story of how a veteran U.S. diplomat and his chain-smoking Chinese counterpart hammered out a deal on North Korea's nukes

Hide and Seek with Kim Jong Il (Essay)
Giving North Korea a light-water reactor won't stop the bomb-making

Eating Disorder
China's appetite for exotic wildlife has spawned a thriving black market in Asia's endangered species. Will pangolin be eaten into extinction?

Vanishing Victuals
Some of the endangered animals ending up on gourmet tables


A London Bomber's Asia Tour
A TIME investigation finds a connection between the alleged 7/7 ringleader and Southeast Asian terror groups

Jakarta's Flu Scare
Is Indonesia's goverment prepared for a possible bird flu outbreak?

Verbatim
Quotes of the Week

Letters
An American Tragedy

How to Change Without a Revolution (Viewpoint)
The German election reveals less about the country than you might think


The Big B
With a return to TV and a series of acclaimed cinema roles, Amitabh Bachchan proves there can be second acts in Bollywood


Making a Difference
TIME's 2004 Asian heroes—one year on


Combat Chic (TIME Global Adviser)
Beirut's nightclubs make the Lebanese civil war seem like a good-time era

A Race with a View (TIME Global Adviser)
The America's Cup qualifiers head to Sicily later this month

Tunnel Visions (TIME Global Adviser)
Take a trip back to the Cold War era in Scotland's Secret Bunker

A Saucy Joint (TIME Global Adviser)
Brave the crowds and rude servers for some of London's best—and cheapest—South Asian cuisine

Family Reunion (TIME Global Adviser)
For the first time in nearly 600 years, the Limbourg brothers' exquisite manuscript illuminations come together in Nijmegen

Island Shopping (TIME Global Adviser)
Mauritius' best kept secret isn't a beach—it's the bargain designer duds