The Whistleblowers (PERSON OF THE YEAR)
Women who took huge risks to blow the whistle on what went wrong at WorldCom, Enron and the FBI


European Newsmaker 2002: Gerhard Schröder (EUROPEAN NEWSMAKER)
Germany's Chancellor won re-election but has been losing ever since

Lord of Misrule (AFRICAN NEWSMAKER)
He's driven Zimbabwe's economy into the ground and its people to despair

Opposite Sides (MIDDLE EAST NEWSMAKERS)
The two hard men on the front line of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

I Made Mangku Pastika (ASIAN NEWSMAKER)
The cop who nabbed the Bali bombers and exposed Asia's terror network

Brazil's New Hope (LATIN AMERICAN NEWSMAKER)
President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva may be the country's best chance for recovery

2002: Best and Worst (MOVIES)
Ten of the year's most outstanding international films — and two of its most excruciating duds


Been There, Done That
2002 was Déjà vu all over again, says Joel Stein


The Best Eating in Italy (FOOR & WINE)
Bologna is the country's favorite place to dine


High Price to Pay for a Botched Buy
Crédit Agricole rues its top ten bid


World Watch
The week's news in review