The New Science of Headaches (SCIENCE)
Doctors have new weapons to beat back migraines and other chronic forms of head pain


Save Fish, Or Fishermen?
Closing the North Sea to cod fishing could let stocks recover. But it will wipe out those who catch them

Get Ready For A New Kind Of Union
In Copenhagen, the Union meets its big future

No News Is Bad News
Bribery, headless corpses and rigged media are riling Ukrainians


Power to the People, Anger in the Streets (LETTER FROM TEHRAN)
Student protests shake Iran's rulers


Madam President
Serbian parliamentarian Natasa Micic is set to take on her country's top job in the New Year


Père Noël Comes Early This Year
Santa comes to France

Star Trek Inc. (SHOWBIZ)
The Star Trek industry has lived long and prospered

The Second Enthrallment (MOVIES)
Eerie creatures and war dominate the second Tolkien film

A Different Kind Of Diva (MUSIC)
Angelika Kirchschlager shines in the season's most eagerly anticipated new opera

You Can't Make This Up (BOOKS)
Salman Rushdie muses on politics, music, fiction and his extraordinary life


The Call of the Wild (FOOD & WINE)
Weeds, roots and long-forgotten vegetables are hot items in European cooking


Stellar Success
Who needs McCartney anyway?


World Watch
The week's news is review