The Battle Over Birth (Cover | Society)
From elective caesareans to better medication, Europe's mothers-to-be are demanding more choices and greater control over the way they give birth

Too Many C-Sections? (Cover | Modern Birth)
How many Caesarian births are really necessary?


Inside Hamas (Middle East | Israel)
Israel hoped that killing Hamas' spiritual leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, would break the terrorist group's spirit. TIME takes an intimate look at Hamas, its new leader — and why it's not going away


No Reforms Please, We're French (Europe | France)
Anger over reform is driving French voters to the Socialists

Whose Party Is It, Anyway? (Europe | Germany)
Will Germany's left launch a new party?


Biz Watch
Microsoft's Big Fine; Monster on the web;

World Watch
Blair makes up with Gaddafi; Kosovo Killings; Tai Elections

Unhappy Anniversary (Africa | Rwanda)
A decade on, Rwanda struggles to come to terms with the genocide


The Virtual Virtuoso (Global Adviser | Tech Watch)
Apple's GarageBand puts a full-scale recording studio at your fingertips

If the Cap Fits (Global Adviser | Grapevine)
Struggling with corkscrews? Then say hello to the screw cap

Ready, Set, Dance! (Global Adviser | Diversions)
The terpsichorean arts are gaining street cred

Saluting Fashion's Bad Girl (Global Adviser | Style Watch)
After more than 30 years of irreverence and innovation, Vivienne Westwood has earned her place among the most influential designers of her generation

Turtle Tourism (Global Adviser | Check In)
Far more exotic than the antics of Trinidad's Mardi Gras are the nocturnal activities of its turtles