COVER
Show of Force
The Star Wars saga returns to light-saber-rattling form with the dark and lively Revenge of the Sith
Family Tree
Q&A
BRITAIN
The Long Goodbye (Britain | Election 2005)
The Iraq war ended Britain's love affair with Tony Blair, but that doesn't look like it will stop him winning a historic third term
Too Turned Off to Turn Out (Britain | Election 2005)
An increasing number of Britons aren't taking the trouble to vote
Looking For A Cure (Britain | Election 2005)
Labour is pouring billions into the National Health Service. Is it getting better?
Buy One, Get One Free (Britain | Election 2005)
VIEWPOINT: This week's vote is as much about Gordon Brown as it is about Tony Blair
Where the War Is Still Raging (Britain | Election 2005)
The battle over Iraq has finally spread to Britain's ballot boxes
BRIEFING
Spain's Showdown (Notebook | Spain)
A proposed new law allowing gay marriage has showed the splits in Spanish society
Operation Puppet Master (Notebook | France)
France's top satirical comedy show is at the center of a web of intrigue
Feuding Friends (Notebook | Italy)
The relationship between Italy and the U.S. cools further after the shooting of an Italian secret agent in Iraq
Bizwatch (Notebook)
Letters (Notebook)
EUROPE
A Bittersweet Celebration (Europe | V-E Day)
This week, some Europeans will toast the 60th anniversary of Hitler's end, while others mourn what followed
TIME NEXT
Taking The Earth Into Account (Time Next | Green Banking)
Under increasing pressure from environmentalists, big banks are now vetting investments by their ecological and social — as well as their economic — impact
Power to the People (Time Next | Microgeneration)
Forget the national power grid. Small communities are starting to make their own energy from clean, renewable, local sources
Walk Softly, Leave A Small Footprint (Time Next | Waste Management)
In the throw away society it's easy to ignore the volume of waste we leave behind, which is why a new sculpture confronts us with our actions
ARTS
Disappearing Act (Art)
How a cache of valuable art by legendary Italian painter Alberto Burri vanished without a trace
The Secret Life of Plant (Music)
In his rocking new record, ex-Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant finally breaks free from his past
GLOBAL ADVISER
It's All Relative (Global Adviser | Dossier)
Europe celebrates the life and genius of Albert Einstein
Palace Coup (Global Adviser | Check In)
There's no skimping when it comes to Abu Dhabi's latest luxury hotel
Absolutely Prefabulous (Global Adviser | Do-It-Yourself)
Self-assembly accommodation gets a move upmarket
Have Horse Head, Will Travel (Global Adviser | Time Traveler)
Lonely Planet's latest book uses absurdity to make travel fun again
Coffee And A Slice Of History (Global Adviser | Next Time You're In ... Dalat)
Colonial past is recalled at this individual café