Table of Contents News of the year Cover Story | The top 10 stories of 2005 [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/news_of_the_year] In this issue: "News of the year," Dec. 31, 2005 Features Voices Features Departures by Edward E. Plowman Year in Review | Notables deaths during 2005 [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/departures] Numbers by Kristin Chapman Year in Review | A look back at 2005, by the numbers [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/numbers] Highlights Year in Review | The best, and worst, of 2005 [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/highlights] Security storm by Timothy Lamer Top stories of 2005 | Reform plan that didn't [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/security_storm] Terror by Priya Abraham Top stories of 2005 | Al-Qaeda affiliates attack [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/terror] Israel by Jill Nelson Top stories of 2005 | Leaving the land (and the Likud) [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/israel] Papal transition by Edward E. Plowman Top stories of 2005 | From John Paul II to Benedict XVI [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/papal_transition] Wrongful 'right' by Lynn Vincent Top stories of 2005 | The case of Terri Schiavo [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/wrongful_right] Supreme changes by Lynn Vincent Top stories of 2005 | The High Court [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/supreme_changes] Africa discovered by Priya Abraham Top stories of 2005 | Live8, G8, and other greats [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/africa_discovered] Iraq by Mindy Belz Top stories of 2005 | War and progress [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/iraq] Earthmovers by Jamie Dean Top stories of 2005 | Disaster upon disaster beyond U.S. shores [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/earthmovers] Katrina by Marvin Olasky Top stories of 2005 | Disaster defined [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/katrina] Voices Our storm-wracked year by Marvin Olasky Nobody knows why disasters strike, but how to respond is clear [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/our_storm_wracked_year] Childish debate by Joel Belz Democrats call Bush a liar, but the facts speak for themselves [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/childish_debate] Mailbag Letters from our readers [http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/mailbag_3]
