COVER

EUROPE

What Kind of Allies?

The U.S. and Europe are drifting apart. Is this inevitable? Does it matter? Do our leaders know how to stop it?

When Pigs Go Bad (Notebook/World Watch)

British farming, in its worst slump since the 1930s, is hit by a new plague: foot-and-mouth diseaseWQ

Is Paris Turning? (Middle East)

After 24 years of Gaullist rule, the left threatens to take over the French capital and turn up the heat on Chirac

A Clash, Then A Crash

Turkish leaders' dispute over corruption and bank reform ignites an economic and political crisis

MIDDLE EAST

WORLD WATCH

AFRICA

ARTS

BUSINESS

Middle Aged Virgin

Richard Branson built an empire of cool. Now if he could only get that morning train into Birmingham in time for lunch

Too Big for Its Riches

Trying to duplicate its U.S. retailing success in Europe, Wal-Mart finds itself lost in translation

Heavy Metal Merger

Three steel companies are crossing borders to bring Europe to the forefront of the industry

SPORTS

Small Family Business (Sport)

Bernie Ecclestone's grip on Formula One may be loosening. Or perhaps it just appears that way