COVER

The Short March

Millions of newly affluent Chinese are moving to the vast suburbs rising on the fringes of the country's megacities. This is the story of one family's new home — and how the exodus will shake the world

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Desert Dreams (Special Report)

Abu Dhabi is investing billions in oil and gas profits to turn itself into the world's leader in renewable energy

Urban Visionary (Environment)

Norman Foster talks with TIME's Bryan Walsh and William Green about the eco city he has dreamed up in Abu Dhabi

Darkness Looms (Viewpoint)

Fixated on climate change, Europe is overlooking more urgent threats to its energy security

Forget Chernobyl (Nuclear Power)

From India to Finland, nuclear energy is making a comeback. But old fears die hard

LIFE

Signal Failure (Transportation)

A Dutch innovator's radical experiments convinced many that streets may be safer without road signs

Match Point (Tennis)

Amid vows of amity, Shahar Peer is poised to become the first Israeli tennis star to compete in the gulf

LETTERS

Love Under a Microscope (Inbox)

Rating a Renegade; Fighting the Fiscal Fix; Tribute to a Troubled Genius; A Shooting Star

EUROPE

The Sharp Spur of Adversity

With his popularity at an all-time low and an electoral embarrassment looming, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's reforms look stalled. But bottoming out could be just what he needs to get serious about real change

VIEWPOINT

A Call to Arms (Commentary)

Sure, the U.S. wants more military help in Afghanistan, but NATO has come a long way

ESSAY

Veiled Hostility

Turkey's struggle over head scarves is about history, class and what it means to be modern

GLOBAL ADVISER

Road Show (On Show)

An exhibit that gives "fender bender" a whole new meaning

Grande Designs (Grapevine)

Eat, drink and be merry at this stylish South African retreat

Golden Slumber (Check In)

No magical mystery tour is complete without a night at Liverpool's $40 million Beatles hotel

Get the Picture (Next Time You're In ... Beijing)

Beijing's Three Shadows Photography Art Center highlights the best of the mainland's burgeoning photography artists

Mother's Cooking (Amuse Bouche)

A Hong Kong restaurant caters to expecting mothers with fetus-friendly meals