Europe's Extraordinary Makeover (Cover / Face Facts)
For the women — and men — of all ages looking to shape up, does cosmetic surgery transform their world?

The Thinking Woman's Guide to Surgery (Cover / Viewpoint)
It's time women cut the nonsense, says Kathy Lette


Balance Of Power (Business / Energy)
Is Brussels losing power in its drive for open energy markets?


The New India, and the Old One
The President was shown the nation's best face, but that's only half the story


Stars of the Slammer
Life imitates art imitating life as a production of Chicago goes behind bars


A Night to Remember
Recollections of a star-studded 1922 meal kick off a new biography of the novelist Marcel Proust


Casualties of a Clan War (Notebook / Kazakhstan)
How rivalries in the Kazakhstan president's inner circle have burst into the open

Four Ways to Improve Your Next $93 Million Heist (Notebook / Britain)
How easy is it to spot the mistakes made by the perpetrators of Britain's biggest-ever cash raid?

The Secrets of Ambition (Notebook / Letters)

The French Resistance (Letter From France)
French farmers prepare to do battle against avian flu — and consumer fears


The Big Green Apple (Design Watch)
Norman Foster's Hearst Tower will be New York's most environmentally friendly skyscraper

Reining Men (Dossier)
A 21st century finishing school teaches the guys the art of minding their manners

One Night in ... Paris (Time Traveller)
You have one evening to spend in the City of Light. Three people in the know tell you how to do it right

Bohemia's Bohemia (If You're In ... Prague)
Gritty Zizkov offers art, a thriving music scene and food that sticks to your ribs

Steamed, Then Chilled (Retreat!)
Balancing the senses in Barcelona's Six Senses Spa