COVER
Into the Caves
How the Taliban's collapse begins a new and dicey stage of the Afghan war
BUSINESS
Making of a Mogul
His last name got him in the door, but can James Murdoch thrive in the world's toughest TV market?
SOCIETY
High Hopes
In the race to get ahead some Chinese women are going to drastic lengths
BRIEFING
Starting Time
Pashtun Hamid Karzai quickly promised amnesty to rank-and-file Taliban
TRAVEL
For Solitude and Sand, Try Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia's isolation is its main attraction
ASIA
Indonesia's Dirty Little Holy War
Indonesia's powerful Laskar Jihad has launched a campaign against Christian villages in Sulawesi
Judge and Jury
Indonesia : Vice patrols sow rough justice
A Royal Dressing-Down
The Thai PM gets a very public scolding from King Bhumibol for the state of the nation
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Diva on Campus
Utada Hikaru: This Japanese freshman is already a diva
Under the Gun
Inside the secret world of Osama bin Laden
Endangered Species
Cinema: Korea's Barking Dogs