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• Will Israel Strike Iran?
The X Factor: Israel's military planners say they know how to forestall Tehran's nuclear schemes. The options—and their cost.

• Zakaria: Islam and Power
Is President Bush's plan to spread democracy turning into a fiasco? It doesn't have to. But it does need to change.

• Live Talk: Michael Hirsh on Iran
Join NEWSWEEK’s Michael Hirsh for a Live Talk on the growing tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, Feb. 8, at noon, ET.

PAST WORLD NEWS COVERAGE

• What Hamas Won: A Mess It Can’t Fix?
Hamas emerges victorious in a Palestinian election that stuns the world. But what did the militants win? A mess—and they can't fix it alone.

• Zakaria: Why U.S. Didn’t See Hamas Coming
Arafat created one of the most ill-disciplined, corrupt and ineffective organizations ever to be taken seriously on the world stage.

• Musharraf Q&A: Winning the War on Terror
Musharraf on how to win the war on terror.

WEB-EXCLUSIVE WORLD NEWS

POSTED JAN 23, 2006

• Dickey: Will Iran Meetings Stop Armageddon?
The next few weeks of diplomacy on Iran’s nukes may be too fast and too furious. What we really need to avoid Armageddon.

POSTED JAN 21, 2006

• Freed Cambodian Dissident: ‘Yes, I Am Afraid’
After 17 days in jail, Cambodian human rights activist Kem Sokha was released this week. But is it just a matter of time before authorities go after him again?

POSTED JAN 19, 2006

• Ivory Coast: Roadblocks and Riots in Abidjan
On the troubled streets of the Ivory Coast's capital, angry youths are protesting against the United Nations and targeting foreigners perceived as French.

POSTED JAN 18, 2006

• Hirsh: Moscow’s Compromise on Iran’s Nukes
Russia has suggested a deal involving the ‘semi-referral’ of Tehran’s nuke program to the U.N. The question now is whether the proposal is a delaying tactic or a genuine compromise.

POSTED JAN 13, 2006

• How U.S. Game Hunters are Linked to an African Dictator
Inside the hidden links between American big-game hunters and Zimbabwe’s Mugabe dictatorship.

POSTED JAN 12, 2006

• Muslim Cleric Told Followers to Kill, Jurors Told
British authorities say a videotape shows that Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is guilty of inciting violence and hatred of non-Muslims. A report from the courtroom.

• Chile: First Woman Poised for Presidency
Michelle Bachelet is poised to become the first woman president of one of Latin America’s most conservative countries. How a victim became an activist.

POSTED JAN 10, 2006

• Cloning: Is There a Better Way to Stop Cheats?
Scientific review is not designed to catch cheats. But the South Korean cloning scandal suggests that the journals Nature and Science may be too powerful in deciding what research reaches the public.

POSTED JAN 6, 2006

• Haiti Elections Postponed As Chaos Rules
Haiti has postponed elections for the fourth time since November. But a national vote is unlikely to solve the troubled country’s many problems.

• Israeli Politics: A New Era for U.S. Jews
A Brandeis professor assesses Ariel Sharon’s political legacy, his relationship with American Jews and whether a new Israeli leader will affect Washington’s Mideast policy

POSTED JAN 5, 2006

• Syria’s Former Veep on Sharon, Hariri, Assad
In one of his first public interviews since going into exile, a Syrian strongman discusses Ariel Sharon, the assassination of Rafik Hariri and Bashar Assad’s tight control over Damascus.

• How Sharon’s Stroke Could Affect Israel’s Govt.
Ariel Sharon’s stroke has overturned Israel’s political status quo, leaving his supporters floundering and casting doubts about withdrawal from the West Bank.

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Table of Contents

• U.S. in Direct Talks With Sunni Insurgents

• Domestic Spying: Bush Appointees Revolt

• The Story Behind Oprah’s Riveting Show

• What Hamas Won: A Mess It Can’t Fix?

• Zakaria: Why U.S. Didn’t See Hamas Coming

• Musharraf Q&A: Winning the War on Terror

DAVOS 2006 COVERAGE

• Search for Answers
Can World Leaders Find Happiness?

• Predicting the Future
How accurate were last year's forecasts?

• Avian Flu
Seth Berkley: We're running out of time

• Video Blog
Christopher Dickey's Voices from Davos

PHOTO GALLERY

Hamas Surprise

• The world was stunned by the Palestinian election results. Images from the historic vote.

• Are the Winter Games Killing the Olympics?

• ‘Block the Torch’: Protestors Have the Spirit

• Medal Matchups You Won’t Want to Miss

ISSUES 2006

• Bill Gates on the Future of Information Democracy

• Europe and Globalization: Tony Blair's Take

• Immelt: General Electric's Alpha Customers

• Quiz: You Predict the Future

PHOTO GALLERY

Founding Father

• Ariel Sharon took part in nearly every major Israeli conflict since 1948. A life in pictures

SPECIAL SECTION: THE WAR IN IRAQ

• Complete Web and magazine coverage, plus multimedia and interactives

PHOTO GALLERY

The City That Gold Built

• South African photographer Guy Tillim documents the lives of Johannesburg's poor

Nigeria's Dose of Reform

• The Corruption Battle

• Q&A: President Obasanjo on Stamping Out Graft

• Photo Essay: Fighting Pharmaceutical Fire With Fire

PHOTO GALLERY

China's Might

• A tour of the world's rising superpower

A New Pope

• The Vision of Benedict XVI

• Perspective: The Real Benedict

• Pope’s Death Finally Hits the Vatican Press Corps

• Gellman: A Passover Message to the New Pope

• Q&A: Will Catholics in U.S. Embrace New Pope?

• Pope John Paul II: Beloved and Brave

• Complete Coverage of the Transition

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