Labour Pains: Gordon Brown is Running Out of Time (Europe)
Bruised by the parliamentary expenses scandal, humiliating losses in European and local elections, and a series of Cabinet resignations, Gordon Brown survives the threat of a leadership challenge. But 12 years on, New Labour is running out of ideas


The Moment: European Parliamentary Elections
Most people voted on local issues in Europe's parliamentary election, if they voted at all


Why the U.S. Should Start Talking to Hamas
A meeting in Damascus shows why the U.S. must be prepared to deal with all sides

Beat the Crowds at Ancient Ayutthaya (Day Tripper)
Compared to Angkor, the Thai ruins at Ayutthaya are serenity itself

Former Abba Star Plays Hotel Host (Check In)
Stockholm's Hotel Rival is a 1930s Art Deco cinema lovingly converted by former Abba member Benny Andersson

A Brush with Gauguin (TIME Traveler)
Follow the famed artist's footsteps on the Polynesian island of Hiva Oa

One on the Bund, in Singapore (Amuse-Bouche)
Hong Kong restaurateur Calvin Yeung's new Singapore eatery borrows inspiration from Shanghai's famous Bund


21st Century First Lady (Inbox)
I Get the Picture; High-Level Security