COVER
Benazir Bhutto's Toughest Mission
To her supporters, Benazir Bhutto is Pakistan's savior. But the many challenges the troubled nation faces may be too grave for even its favorite daughter to surmount
ASIA
India's flight of the imagination (Postcard from New Delhi)
Postcard from New Delhi: Air travel is booming, but for most Indians a ticket is still out of reach. Now, they can take the trip of a lifetime without leaving the ground
COMMENTARY
Advantage: Hu Jintao
China's President gained power at the Party Congress, but he still must win over provincial apparatchiks
SOCIETY
The Honeymoon's Over
Indian women duped and abandoned by their overseas husbands are starting to speak out
BRIEFING
Verbatim
LETTERS
Inbox
UNITED STATES
The Fire This Time
Fierce winds and years of drought put the torch to hundreds of square miles in California and displace nearlya million people. How we got hereand what — if anything — we can do
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
V.S. Naipaul's Worst Reviews
V.S. Naipaul's latest book exposes a dark disdain for his fellow writers
Breathing New Life into 600-Year-Old Opera
China's oldest form of opera is in the throes of an unexpected revival
GLOBAL ADVISER
On the Road Again (Dossier)
New York gets another look at Kerouac's visionary work
The Painting of Modern Life (On Show)
An exhibition at London's Hayward Gallery looks at the relationship between painting and photography
Brazilian Rope Tricks (Design Watch)
Brazil's Campana brothers reuse materials to create fanciful forms
Walk on the Wild Side (City Profile)
Warsaw's Praga quarter is bucking its seedy reputation with art, food and fine vodka