COVER
Return of the Stay-at-Home Mom (Cover | Society)
Caught between the pressures of the workplace and the demands of being a mom, more women are sticking with the kids
And What About the Dads? (Cover | Paternal Leave)
Why Europe's fathers are staying at the office
EUROPE
Playing To The Crowd (Europe | Italy in Iraq)
Hostage-takers try to blackmail Italy into getting out of Iraq
The Price Of Loyalty (Europe | Britain)
Being America's best friend doesn't get any easier for Britain
No Reason to Celebrate (Europe | Turkey and the E.U.)
As 10 new members join the E.U., Turkey pushes for its own admission
MIDDLE EAST
Breaking the Silence (Middle East | Terror)
Attacks mount, but Arabs speak out against extremism
LATIN AMERICA
Lost in the Fog (Latin America | Haiti)
Mired in poverty and violence, Haiti looks for a way out
BUSINESS
It's a Tabloid World (Business | Media)
The trend for compact news hits Germany
OLYMPICS
Five Not-So-Easy Pieces (The Road To Athens)
The British pentathlete who's shooting for gold
ESSAY
In Bed with Beckham
Why is Europe so obsessed with this man, asks Laura Barton
GLOBAL ADVISER
Two Horses, One Icon (Global Adviser | Dossier)
To see Paris the way the French used to, hitch a ride in a Citroën classic
Let's Go Fly A Kite! (Global Adviser | Diversions)
See the alpine hills from a new perspective
Can You See Me Now? (Global Adviser | Tech Watch)
Time to learn the etiquette of video phone calls
Brawn And Brain (Global Adviser | Your Health)
Can testosterone supplements ward off Alzheimer's? Read on
BRIEFING
Bizwatch (Notebook)
Gerashchenko — The Man for the Job? Landau's Golden Severance; WTO Rules on Cotton
World Watch (Notebook)
Party for the Big Bang; Spain's Terror Errors; Shrek — It All Ends In Shears