TOP STORIES FROM NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL | Tuesday, August 7, 2007

CHINA
Beijing Reborn
With the Olympics approaching, China is recreating its once grim capital on an awesome scale. By Melinda Liu.

IRAQ
Surge of Suicide Bombers
The Iraq War has turned into a veritable 'martyr' factory, unlike any seen in previous conflicts. By Rod Nordland and Babak Dehghanpisheh.

FRANCE
First Ladies' Club
Cecilia Sarkozy thought she would be 'bored' as First Lady. Instead, she has transformed the role. By Tracy McNicoll.

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WORLD AFFAIRS
• Beijing's Olympics Face-Lift: Radical Reconstruction
• The Epicenter of Innovative Design
• Suicide Bombers: Iraq's 'Martyr' Factory
• Getting Israelis, Palestinians on the Same Page
• 'A Double-Edged Sword'
• What's Next For Japan's Opposition
• Mme. Sarkozy Shines As First Lady
• Walter Veltroni: The Italian Bill Clinton
• The Last Word: Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi

WORLD BUSINESS
• With WSJ, Murdoch Plans All-Out Media War
• Dan Gross: Lessons From Motown
• Weird Stuff That Could Save the World

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Global-Warming Deniers: A Well-Funded Machine
• Social Networking And Class Warfare
• Economics: Helping Poor Countries Strategize

SOCIETY AND THE ARTS
• Enough With the Mommy Wars, Already!
• Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' Turns 50
• 'Rocket Science': Sharp, Painfully Funny Film
• Film: Ansen Reviews 'Stardust', 'Becoming Jane'
• 'Bourne Ultimatum': Meth for Action Junkies
• Film: When the Skinheads Ruled England
• God and MP3s: The Audio Bible Craze
• Style: Expanding Time
• Four Hours In Bogota
• Fitness: Designed to Climb
• Protecting a Luxury Label's Good Name
• The Maximalist

DEPARTMENTS
• Periscope: Testing A Blood Diamond Ban
• Perspectives: Quotes in the News
• Mail Call: America After Bush

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