COVER
Should We All Be Vegetarians? (Asia)
Is it time for you to consider trading your burger for some soy beans?
ASIA
Losing The Peace?
The U.S. may have bombed a wedding partyand worn out its welcome
Looming Large
Taufik Kiemas, husband of Indonesian President Megawati, might be the country's most powerful man
'I Have Become the Target'
Indonesia: Interview With Taufik Kiemas
A Violation of Justice
Pakistan: A gang rape shows the power of tribal law
China, Unplugged
Beijing declares war on cyber cafs following a deadly blaze
Letter from India: No Place Like Home
Conceived as a utopia for the country's mixed-race outsiders, a now decrepit hill station remains their last refuge
BRIEFING
Person of the Week (Notebook)
Jean-Marie Messier sent water utility-turned-media giant Vivendi into a tailspin
Milestones (Notebook)
The world says goodbye to slugger Ted Williams and crooner Rosemary Clooney
SPORTS
The Ichiro Paradox
Japan's baseball giant might turn his nation's clubs into farm teams for U.S. majors
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Soul Sister Tokyo-Style
Koyanagi becomes queen of the 'hood with Intimacy
Dreamland
Longing ponders the divide between love and suffering
Country Boy
Da Chen comes of age as China does the same
TRAVEL
Lose Yourself in Indonesia's Seas
Island hopping and scuba diving outside Sulawesi, Selayar
Hot Spot
Sulawesi's reefs are being dynamited to death
Detour
Diving 'The Wall' off Selayar Island