COVER

Viva il Papa! (Cover | Pope Benedict XVI)

What Pope Benedict XVI will mean for the Catholic Church

Papal Politics (Cover | Pope Benedict XVI)

Inside the push to elect Ratzinger

EUROPE

Hurry, While Supplies Last! (EUROPE | Russia)

Despite fears of government meddling, Western firms are buying Russian businesses at a record pace

MOVIES

Old Dogme, New Tricks (Movies | Dogme)

A decade after its debut, the Danish cinema movement is influencing mainstream films

BRIEFING

Trouble At the Top (Notebook | France)

The gloves come off in the fight for French presidential succession

Waving or drowning? (Notebook | Italy)

Silvio Berlusconi and the comings and goings of Italian politics

Like Father, Like Son (Notebook | Lebanon)

Syria's star continues to wane in Lebanon as a new political dynasty beckons

BUSINESS

East Meets West (Business | Cell-Phones)

Naguib Sawiris built an empire providing mobile-phone service in the Middle East. His next target: Italy

GLOBAL ADVISER

Hiking The Haraz (Global Adviser | Long Haul)

Hitting the trail in the real Arabia

The Big Red Bargain (Global Adviser | Street Fare)

Minivan not big enough for you and your clan? Buy your very own London double-decker bus — for less than you think

In the House Of Dior (Global Adviser | Style Watch)

A Normandy summer fête celebrates the designer's legacy

Dial-A-Diagnosis (Global Adviser | Your Health)

Form many, an accurate diagnosis may just be a phone call away