Rebuilding Bangladesh (Cover Story)
A nation long plagued by natural disasters, poverty, corruption and violence may finally be on the verge of a happier future

"We Have Arrested So Many" (Interview)
TIME talks to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia


Indonesia's Skin Wars
A proposed law against pornography worries moderates and minorities in Indonesia


Feeling Lonely At The Top
A contested victory in Israel's election leaves Ehud Olmert with little clout to forge a Middle East peace


0ne Night in ... Rome (TIME Traveler)
You have one evening to spend in the Eternal City. Three people in the know tell you how to do it right

West Wing, East Wing (If You're In... Moscow)
The future was debated at Abramtsevo; now it's Russia's past that draws visitors

Good Green Fun (At Your Own Risk)
Trekking in South Africa's Tsitsikamma Forest

How to Click and Cook (Food Fashions)
Hop online to learn how to sharpen your kitchen skills

India's Lust for Luxe
India's nouveaux riches are spending like never before, and high-end retailers from Hermès to Tiffany are eager to oblige


A Force Of Nature (Design)
China's top landscape architect is on a quest to bring unexpected beauty to the nation's boomtowns


Needing To Get Tougher on Terror
Recent bombings in the Philippines lend urgency to calls for a new anti-terror law

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