Collateral Damage (Cover Story)
With political support hemorrhaging, President Bush is staking his re-election on eventual success in Iraq


The Sonia Shock (Cover Story)
Sonia Gandhi rides a wave of resentment among India's rural poor to an electoral upset

Formula for Failure?
Legend Ian Chappell says the game's being taught all wrong

The Appeal of the Familiar (Sports)
Liverpool's English fans don't fancy the idea of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin buying a stake in their football club. So much for the irresistible forces of globalization


The Goddess of Troy (Arts/Cinema)
In Troy, Rose burns


Can Nauru Stay Afloat?
Phosphate exports once made Nauruans among the world’s richest people, but those days are long gone