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Edition: Europe
Edition: Europe
Vol. 168, No. 26
COVER
The Best Photos of 2006
(2006 in Retrospective)
Time presents a selection of the most compelling images of 2006, from ruination in Beirut to rebirth in New Orleans; the ifs and butts of Germany's World Cup; stem cells up close; and, the real O.C.
EUROPE
The Spy Who Knew Too Much
(Europe | Russia)
The mysterious death of Alexander Litvinenko the ex-KGB agent who turned on the Kremlin may read like the plot of a spy thriller. But the classic methods of the murder inquiry still apply: Who had the motive? The means? The opportunity?
A Dead Man's Walk Ends Far from Home (Letter From Tuscany)
How Gregory Summers, a Texan triple-murder convict, came to rest in Italy
NOTEBOOK
Teaching Old Dog Owners New Tricks
(Notebook | Europe)
New European governments aim to clean up their streets with a pet project
Ascendancy of the Centrists? (Notebook | Letters)
GLOBAL ADVISER
Cold Comforts
(Diversions)
Take the high road to Loch Lomond Golf Club for a fantastic new spa
Small World (Site Seeing)
A web community committed to sustainable tourism development helps small hotels to increase their online presence
Cab Savvy (Time Traveler)
Taxi journeys in China are made easy with a set of guides listing addresses in both Chinese and English
A New Chapter (City Guide)
Siem Reap, Cambodia's cultural capital, is a city of delights
BOOKS
Ignorance is a Killer
In The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson charts a Victorian cholera outbreak with lessons for the world today

Cartoons of the Week
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
The Weekly Acoustic News
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Photos: Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Short List: TIME's Weekly Critics' Picks
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel
Photos: Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting
New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending