COVER

EUROPE

New Fly Zone

Will transatlantic cooperation on defense aviation ever really take off?

Showdown in Genoa

The city goes all out to protect summit guests, but will attempts to placate the protesters really work?

Picking Up the Pieces

Berlin's new mayor faces crippling municipal debt and the prospect of fresh elections in the fall

Maman? Papa? Oncle?

A woman, her brother, a petri dish and an egg donor cause legal and ethical furor in France

BUSINESS

Eurogloom

The optimists were wrong. Europe can't escape this economic slowdown

AFRICA

Emotional Intelligence

'Soul City', South Africa's wildly popular soap opera, spreads public-health messages across the continent

ARTS

Return of the Wanderer

French-born singer Manu Chao is back, touring with an album that mixes rock and world music

MIDDLE EAST

A Long, Hot Summer

In a spate of rioting, Algeria's Berbers rise up against joblessness, corruption and police brutality

FOOD & WINE

It Was a Very Good Year

World wine production and consumption are on the rise. But so too are the prices for Bordeaux's best

BRIEFING

World Watch (Notebook)

A weekly roundup of news from around the globe