COVER
Labour Pains: Gordon Brown is Running Out of Time (Europe)
Bruised by the parliamentary expenses scandal, humiliating losses in European and local elections, and a series of Cabinet resignations, Gordon Brown survives the threat of a leadership challenge. But 12 years on, New Labour is running out of ideas
BRIEFING
The Moment: European Parliamentary Elections
Most people voted on local issues in Europe's parliamentary election, if they voted at all
IN THE ARENA
Why the U.S. Should Start Talking to Hamas
A meeting in Damascus shows why the U.S. must be prepared to deal with all sides
GLOBAL ADVISER
Beat the Crowds at Ancient Ayutthaya (Day Tripper)
Compared to Angkor, the Thai ruins at Ayutthaya are serenity itself
Former Abba Star Plays Hotel Host (Check In)
Stockholm's Hotel Rival is a 1930s Art Deco cinema lovingly converted by former Abba member Benny Andersson
A Brush with Gauguin (TIME Traveler)
Follow the famed artist's footsteps on the Polynesian island of Hiva Oa
One on the Bund, in Singapore (Amuse-Bouche)
Hong Kong restaurateur Calvin Yeung's new Singapore eatery borrows inspiration from Shanghai's famous Bund
LETTERS
21st Century First Lady (Inbox)
I Get the Picture; High-Level Security