COVER

AFRICA

Going, Going ...

Nigerian peacekeepers arrive in Liberia and President Charles Taylor vows to resign

EUROPE

Could It Happen Again?

The man who led the Omagh bombers is jailed, but police believe that dissident republicans are still a danger

SOCIETY

The Mob Rules

The flash-mob phenomenon becomes Europe's hottest social trend

MUSIC

Vive the French!

Hefner may be dead but the band's creative force is back at his quirky, biting best

BUSINESS

BRIEFING

Gaddafi's Confession? (Notebook)

Libya's leader tells TIME his country will fess up to the downing of Pan Am Flight 103

Wall Games (Notebook)

"Prohibited" homes get the go-ahead

Sports Watch (Notebook)

Breaking the Grass Ceiling, An Olympic Dry Run In Paris

World Watch (Notebook)

Europe Feels the Heat, Bus Driver's Dress Code, Whale Of A Row