COVER

It's Tintin Time! (Movies)

How Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson finally brought the boy reporter to Hollywood

WORLD

Independents Day

Across China, thousands are standing in local polls as independent candidates, risking harsh retribution

Fathers and Martyrs

Yemen's dictator clings to power, in part to protect his family's interests. But his opponents, fighting for the future of their families, are just as stubborn

SOCIETY

10 QUESTIONS

10 Questions for Imran Khan

Sports star turned aspiring political player Imran Khan on Pakistan, terrorism, cricket fixing and marriage

BUSINESS

ESSAY

The Japan Syndrome

If the West wants to avoid further crises, it should learn from a long-lost nation: Japan

GLOBAL ADVISER

Casablanca (One Night in ...)

The locals tell you how to spend it

Room to Grow (On Show)

Local talent flourishes in Java's art capital

LETTERS

Tibetan Autonomy (Inbox)

The Missing Middle Class; The One-a-Day Racket; Voice of the Heartland