COVER

EUROPE

Shut Down

The assassination of Zoran Djindjic was part of a huge plot

MIDDLE EAST

New Recruits

Why did two young British muslims travel to Israel to become suicide bombers?

IRAQ

Still Searching (AFTER THE FALL | WMDS)

Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction are proving elusive

LATIN AMERICA

A Cold Cuban Spring

Castro's cracking down on Oswaldo Payá's campaign for democracy, but Payá might outlast Fidel himself

BUSINESS

NANO TECHNOLOGY

Little Worries (DIGITAL EUROPE)

Critics warn of a "gray goo" future as nanotechnology enters the marketplace

The Dark Side of Science (DIGITAL EUROPE | VIEWPOINT)

No one can predict whether the benefits of new technology outweigh the risks, says Astronomer Royal Martin Rees

ARTS

The Engaged Intellect (BOOKS)

France's most famous philosopher turns gumshoe and investigates the murder of a U.S. journalist.

Blur in Focus (MUSIC)

The Britpop survivors return with a lean, satisfying album

BRIEFING