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Get Moving! (Health)

It's not just a matter of looking svelte. Exercise does remarkable things for your health. So what are you waiting for?

ASIA

TIME IN DEPTH

In the Valley of Death

The Special Air Service, the Australian Army's elite reconnaissance unit, is not much given to talking about itself: secrecy is key to its effectiveness as well as its mystique. What is known of the regiment's operations has made its name a synonym for valor. But even the SAS sometimes stumbles. In 2002, during the war to drive al-Qaeda from Afghanistan, the actions of one SAS patrol triggered a chain of disasters whose aftershocks are still being felt. In this special report, Time reveals for the first time what went wrong and how it scarred the lives of all those involved.

Phantoms of the Mountains

In Vietnam they were dubbed Ma Rung - "Phantoms of the jungle." Creeping silently through the bush, setting elaborate ambushes or conducting surveillance, Australia's Special Air Service troopers earned the respect even of the enemy.

Nowhere to Hide

The Special Air Service, the Australian Army's elite reconnaissance unit, is not much given to talking about itself

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Artists and the Party People (The Arts)

In a bid to outsmart rival nations at the Venice Biennale, Australia and New Zealand have turned networking and marketing into something of a fine art

My Secret Beer Garden (Arts/Books)

Mandy Sayer transforms a nomadic childhood with her alcoholic mother into a funny, moving memoir