Clearing The Air (SMOKING IN EUROPE)
Is Europe's pro-smoke culture ever going to change?

The Smoking Gun (SMOKING IN EUROPE | TOBACCO ON TRIAL)
Angelo Pisani seeks to make the tobacco companies pay

Smoky Hospitals, Smoky Schools (SMOKING IN EUROPE | SERBIA)
Through the haze in Europe's last hold-outs for the smoker

The E.U.'s Formula for Banning Ads (SMOKING IN EUROPE | COMMON MARKETING)
Why Europe is giving up tobacco promotion all over again


On a Sticky Wicket
Britain and Australia lead calls for a World Cup boycott of Zimbabwe — but it's just not cricket

A Second Chance for Kenya
Does Kenya new president have what it takes to run a clean government?


Who'll Swallow Bayer?
The German drugmaker needs a buyer to cure its headaches

France's Beef With Buffalo Grill
A French restaurant chain is accussed of busting BSE ban


A Diplomat to the Corps
The Peace Corps' man in Moscow, Jeffrey Hay won't waste his words on the spying charges that have the Corps leaving Russia

Rush Hour on Mars (SCIENCE)
Three missions race to find life on the Red Planet. We may know soon — once the Beagle has landed

Europe Gets Lost in Space (SCIENCE | THE GALILEO PROJECT)
GPS isn't just rocket science: it's a lot harder than that


Midnight Matinee (THEATER)
Salman Rushdie's acclaimed novel Midnight's Children finally makes it to the stage


The Skye's the Limit
Scottish cuisine is no oxymoron: a remote island restaurant finally puts Scotland on the culinary map


World Watch
The week's news in review