COVER

Slaughterhouse

Cattle burn, farmers despair and consumers worry as a new food-related catastrophe hits Europe

AFRICA

The Race of His Life

In power since 1986, Uganda's Museveni faces five opponents, including his former physician, in next week's election. The country may never be the same

Welcome to the U.S.A.

Libya's Gaddafi leads an attempt to link African states in a new economic and political union

ESSAY

BUSINESS

Nordic Opera

A tiny Norwegian software maker is giving Microsoft and Netscape unexpected competition in the browser wars

Fare and Square

Do no-frills airlines offer the cheapest deals? Not always

SPORTS

Racing Demons (Sport)

Use of performance-enhancing drugs may grab sporting headlines, but the real tragedy is what happens later

WORLD WATCH