COVER

Where's the Gray Suit? (Special Report | France)

Can Ségolène Royal's feminine campaigning style get her elected to France's top job?

Leading Ladies (Special Report | France)

The other women in France's top jobs

MIDDLE EAST

Royal Exchange (MIddle East | Jordan)

Jordan's King Abdullah II on riding his Harley and his outlook for peace in the Middle East

INTERVIEW

MOVIES

Films Fit For a Queen (Movies | The Venice Film Festival)

The world's longest-running film festival is growing old gracefully

BRIEFING

BUSINESS

Brain Sells (Business | Selling)

The secret to a successful advertising campaign could be all in your head

AFRICA

Time Running Out (Sudan)

As diplomats scramble to end the killing in Darfur, the crucial call could be Beijing's

GLOBAL ADVISER

City of Nights (On Show)

Gyula Halász 's iconic photographs come under the hammer at a Paris auction

Packing Order (Style Watch)

Luxury and utility are packed together in a new range of leather suitcases

A Musical Revival (City Profile)

Mozambique's capital is moving on from revolutionary days by dancing to a different tune

Sing Inside The Box (After Dark)

They're singing Tokyo's tune at London's latest trendy bar thanks to Martha Lane-Fox