COVER
Attack on Bali (Asia)
You can't put a price on it. Oct. 12 refuses to be quantified, measured, reckoned, even estimated
October 12, 2002 (Asia)
A terrorist attack turns Bali's party town into a crucible of horror. A TIME report on the innocents who lost their livesand the heroes who tried to save them
Taking Action (Asia)
Megawati Sukarnoputri is finally making moves to combat terrorism, but the war has only just begun
A Failed State? (Asia)
Terrorists take out commercial targets too. Will the Bali blast cripple an entire economy?
'The Outlook Is Gloomy' (Asia)
TIME Talks with Indonesian Parliament chairman Amien Rais
The Rage Culture (Asia)
Why does a moderate Islamic nation harbor terrorists and serve as a hotbed for religious extremists?
Silent Witness (Asia)
Megawati Sukarnoputri must tackle the roots of Islamic radicalism
The Moderate Majority (Asia)
Southeast Asia's progressive Islam can be a strong weapon against extremism
ASIA
Look Who's Got the Bomb
Confronted by the U.S., North Korea brazenly admits it's building nukes. Now what does President Bush do?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Sigh for Old Saigon
The made-in-Vietnam film of Graham Greene's The Quiet American looks at love and war, and the strange bedfellows they make
The Quiet Vietnamese
Actress Do Thi Hai Yen's breakthrough role is a modern Cinderella story
Afghan War Weaves
Years of conflict spawned a new take on Afghanistan's most famous handicraftthe Oriental rug
The Player
Meet Bollywood's most unlikely movie mogul
Mad Music
The Piano Tuner plays up the heart of darkness
BRIEFING
Back from the Brink (Notebook)
On both sides, forces pull pack from the India-Pakistan border. How long can this thaw last?
The Singing Nun Finally Gets Her Freedom (Notebook)
In advance of a Bush-Jiang summit, China raises hostage politics to an art form
Person of the Week (Notebook)
Indonesian President Megawati ignored warnings of Islamic extremism at her peril
Milestones (Notebook)
For the Week of October 28, 2002
To Our Readers (Asia)
A letter from the Editor
TRAVEL
Homestay on the Range
'My Yurt is Your Yurt' in Kyrgyzstan
Hot Spot
Issyk-Kul draws a mixed crowd
Detour
Central Asia's most spectacular market