C O V E R
COVER: Tiger's Biggest Gamble
He is a wonder of the world, a spectacle of skill and smarts at the astonishing age of 24. And in an exclusive interview, golf's brightest star tells Time why he decided to change the swing that won the Masters-and how it has paid off

PROFILE OF A CHAMPION: Changing His Stripes
Woods wasn't at ease with celebrity, but he learned to cope

S O U T H   P A C I F I C
AUSTRALIA: Olympic Police Take Their Marks
Officials promise a safe Games, with a little help from friends

NEW ZEALAND: Soul Searching
Prime Minister Helen Clark talks about the state of the nation

A S I A
KASHMIR: Give Peace a Chance
India talks with separatists as a new wave of violence unfurls

INDIA: The Taking of Rajkumar
A legendary film star is kidnapped by a legendary bandit

INDONESIA: Pressure Point
President Wahid is teetering on the brink-again

E U R O P E
GREECE: The Perfect Killers
How has a terrorist group managed to survive for 25 years?

L A T I N   A M E R I C A
CHILE: Into the Dock?
Ex-President Augusto Pinochet looks set to face prosecution

B U S I N E S S
MANUFACTURING: The Magic Box
A portable factory can make almost anything, anywhere

FOOTBALL: Golden Goals
Soccer clubs are spending crazy sums to buy top players

U N I T E D   S T A T E S
CAMPAIGN 2000: This Time, It's Personal
Get ready for a rematch of Clinton-Bush '92. And if the Dubya is his father's "boy," guess who's stuck in Bill's shadow?

PARTY FAVORS: The cash behind the Republican convention

PUBLIC EYEe: Margaret Carlson on the power of Colin Powell

A R T S
ART: Chardin's genius for painting things as they are

THEATER: Cameron Mackintosh's musical spellbinder

MUSIC: King Benny Nawahi, wizard of the steel guitar

CINEMA: With Chopper, crime does pay
In Wonder Boys, Michael Douglas acts his age

ONLINE: Websites that scout out good music

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