Get Moving! (Health)
It's not just a matter of looking svelte. Exercise does remarkable things for your health. So what are you waiting for?


At Least Some of Us Do ...
Hong Kong's democrats are having a bad summer as China gets savvier about dealing with the city


In the Valley of Death
The Special Air Service, the Australian Army's elite reconnaissance unit, is not much given to talking about itself: secrecy is key to its effectiveness as well as its mystique. What is known of the regiment's operations has made its name a synonym for valor. But even the SAS sometimes stumbles. In 2002, during the war to drive al-Qaeda from Afghanistan, the actions of one SAS patrol triggered a chain of disasters whose aftershocks are still being felt. In this special report, Time reveals for the first time what went wrong and how it scarred the lives of all those involved.

Phantoms of the Mountains
In Vietnam they were dubbed Ma Rung - "Phantoms of the jungle." Creeping silently through the bush, setting elaborate ambushes or conducting surveillance, Australia's Special Air Service troopers earned the respect even of the enemy.

Nowhere to Hide
The Special Air Service, the Australian Army's elite reconnaissance unit, is not much given to talking about itself

The Artists and the Party People (The Arts)
In a bid to outsmart rival nations at the Venice Biennale, Australia and New Zealand have turned networking and marketing into something of a fine art

My Secret Beer Garden (Arts/Books)
Mandy Sayer transforms a nomadic childhood with her alcoholic mother into a funny, moving memoir