COVER
Regret May Not Be Good Enough
It took only a minute, and one Chinese pilot was lost, two dozen Americans were headed for incarceration in Hainan and the prospect of a new Cold War materialized. How did the U.S.-Chinese relations get so tense? And how to calm things down?
Special Report: Crisis in China
In-depth coverage of the U.S. standoff with China from TIME.com and across the web
TIME.com Person of the Week: Jiang Zemin
The Chinese leader holds all the cards in the spy-plane standoff that dominated the week's headlines. How he plays them may help decide his country's future
EUROPE
The Song of the Insider
One Milosevic's most trusted pals gave up the evidence that could nail him
Viewpoint: Going Out with a Whimper
Now that Milosevic is in prison, the work of dismantling his legacy begins
Trial and Tribulation at NTV
Putin's attempts to muzzle Russia's independent television network turn into a major P.R. disaster
Encore, Encore!
Former French Economy and Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn returns to national politics
Under the Volcano
First and Third Worlds clash on Réunion island
Viewpoint: O.K., He's Presidential. Now What?
Tony Blair has remade his party and his job, but not his country
ARTS
Go West, Young Men
The record-breaking Irish fivesome Westlife has its sights set on new audiences, including the U.S.
Over the Rainbow
Fans are finally discovering Eva Cassidy's legacy of soulful song
But Isn't Bridget a Brit?
The daffy English icon of the '90s gets an American makeover — and she's as smart and beguiling as ever
Algeria's Shameful War
A shocking tale of atrocities committed by soldiers against their own people
AFRICA
Lethal Weapons
South Africa's arms deal investigation may uncover corruption in the A.N.C.
Trouble by the Tankful
Will a government shakeup put an end to chronic shortages and corruption in Nigeria's fuel market?
BUSINESS
Pie in the Sky?
The European Commission is drumming up interest in a satellite project to rival the U.S.
Ambient Ambushes
Advertisers will go anywhere, do anything, to boost a product's sales
FINANCE
It Ain't Heavy... It's My Debt (Time Finance)
Europe's telecom giants have borrowed big to get in on 3G. Will it pay off?
Ending Germany Inc. (Time Finance)
Allianz's takeover of Dresdner Bank gives birth to a new financial giant
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