A Close Call (Cover / Hurricane Rita)
Fear gave way to qualified relief as Hurricane Rita hit America's Gulf Coast; despite the damage, evacuation meant few lives were lost. But the U.S. is still coping with the worst hurricane season ever

Hurricane Science (Cover / Hurricane Rita)
Climate change seems to be behind the record hurricanes. Proving the case, however, is not so simple


Will Europe Ever Work? (Europe / Jobs)
How governments are tackling high unemployment and outdated attitudes toward work

Can the NEET Fight Defeat? (Europe / Young And Jobless)
Trying to reach the hardcore young jobless

The Fat Lady is Singing

The Anglo-Saxon Blues

The Job Seeker's Tale


Changing Channels (Business / Technology)
Mobile operators and broadcasters around the world are lining up in the race to put TV on your handset


Loser Takes All (Notebook / Germany)
Germany's small parties were the big beneficiaries of this month's election

Invasion Of The Digi-Ads (Notebook / Bizwatch)
New interactive billboards are coming to a street near you

An American Tragedy (Notebook / Letters)

Combat Chic (After Dark)
Beirut's nightclubs make the Lebanese civil war seem like a good-time era

Tunnel Visions (If You're In ... St. Andrews)
Holding your event in the ministers' hideaway is sure to be a blast

A Saucy Joint (Local Fare)
Eastern promise of a full belly and a not so empty wallet

Family Reunion (On Show)
For the first time in nearly 600 years, the Limbourg brothers' exquisite manuscript illuminations come together in Nijmegen

A Race With A View (Time Traveler)
Trapani is set to host one of the European qualifiers for the Americas Cup

Island Shopping (Style Watch)
Tax-free plans seem set to turn Mauritius into a consumer paradise


Songs of Experience (World Music)
Child soldier and rap star Emmanuel Jal infuses his new album, Ceasefire, with his own life story

10 Questions: Emmanuel Jal (Interview)
Young people are so brave when they go to fight. Before, you are afraid, but when you shoot you get that strength. What they don't know is, you can die at once