COVER
The Best Photos of the Year (Cover Story)
They are the indelible images that captured the events and emotions of 2005: natural disasters, war, democracy's spread, sorrow and fleeting glimpses of beauty
ASIA
Living on a Fault Line
A year after the tsunami, scientists fear that another monster earthquake might one day strike Sumatra, triggering a fresh inundation by the sea. How frightened should we be?
Krakatau
The Son Also Rises
Gridlock on the Road to Democracy (Essay)
Only compromise will satisfy the interests of both Beijing and Hong Kong
BRIEFING
Gunfire in Guangdong (Notebook)
Police open fire on protesters in a southern Chinese village
Couture for the Globe (Notebook)
The fight for fair trade hits the runway
Down with The King? (Notebook)
Bhutan's monarch is pushing his subjects to adopt democracy
Appreciation (Notebook)
Liu Binyan, 1925-2005
Milestones (Notebook)
Verbatim (Notebook)
Letters (Notebook)
Hollywood's Asian Romance
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Absolute Love
China's first movie musical in years is a gorgeous cinematic treat
GLOBAL ADVISER
Phone In, Strip Off, Chill Out (TIME Global Adviser)
The renovated hot baths at Esalen are groovy, man
Paris in the Winter (TIME Global Adviser)
The Eiffel tower's skating rink reopens, 57 meters above the city
Hamburg with Relish (TIME Global Adviser)
A onetime punk quarter has become Hamburg's tastiest shopping area
All the Tee In China (TIME Global Adviser)
A new golfing and leisure magazine launches in Shanghai, where play is business, too
Amuse Bouche (TIME Global Adviser)
Tasteless Fad