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The Rise and Fall of the Khmer Rouge

Three decades after the fall of the regime that managed the torture and death of some two million Cambodians in pursuit of agrarian utopia, the first trial of a Khmer Rouge leader has found Kaing Guek Eav guilty

Multimedia: Music Festival in Mali

Photographer Peter DiCampo treks past Timbuktu to attend the Festival au Desert, an annual gathering of African musicians set in the dunes of the Sahara

Michael Jackson Items for Sale

An auction house prepares to sell off property belonging to the King of Pop

The Evolution of Harley-Davidson

A look back at more than a century of tough motorcycles

Yves Saint Laurent's Art Auction

The private collection amassed by the fashion designer and his partner Pierre Berge is considered one of the finest in the world. It's expected to make in excess of $250 million when the three-day sale starts on 23 February.

A Serbian Photographer's Memories of Belgrade

In his new book, Serbian photographer Boogie explores the memory of the city he left behind

Best Photos of the Year, 2008: The American Economy: Down and Out

TIME Photographer Anthony Suau wins the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year Award for an image of a family being evicted from their Cleveland home. The picture was part of his essay on the fallout from the financial meltdown

China-Vietnam Border War, 30 Years Later

Over 30,000 Vietnamese and Chinese soldiers died in short but fierce war fought at the two nations' borders in 1979

Prize-Winning Photos: Struggling Cleveland

Already battered by unemployment, the city struggles to weather the housing crisis. Photographs for TIME by Anthony Suau

Whisky Making: The Gentle Art of Coopering

Speyside Cooperage has been family owned since 1947 and produces the finest casks from American Oak, providing a vital ingredient in Scotland's whisky making process.
Photos by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty

Can Change Come to Congo?

Photographer James Nachtwey witnesses the fallout from years of war and plunder

Married for 50 Years: Love Ever After

In search of what makes love last, photographer Lauren Fleishman seeks out couples who know a thing or two on the subject: all of the pairs she interviewed have been married for fifty years or more

Spiritual Healing Around the World

Across countries and faiths, the devout believe the power of the spirit can heal the ills of the flesh. Science may doubt them, but believers in many cultures find comfort in religion when modern medicine falls short

Scenes from the Buffalo Crash

A Continental Express flight crashed into a home in a suburb of Buffalo, New York, on the night of Feb. 12, 2009, killing 49

Celebrating Darwin

Nov. 24 marks the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's seminal work, On the Origin of Species, which outlined the self-effacing British naturalist's theory of evolution and revolutionized scientific thought.
By Andrea Dorfman

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Canines from across the country descend on New York for the institution's 133rd installment

Khomeini's Long Shadow: 30 Years After the Iran Hostage Crisis

A look back at the tumultuous events of February 1979, when the charismatic religious leader returned to Iran and single-handedly reshaped the history of the Middle East — and the world.

The Golden Eagle Hunters of Mongolia

Photographer John Delaney travels to the remote reaches of Asia to document a dying Kazakh skill

The 2009 BAFTAs

Hollywood's A list travel to London in search of gongs at the British Academy of Film & Television Arts' awards.

Deadly Wildfires Devastate Australia

The worst bushfires on record in Australia have leveled hundreds of homes and ravaged towns and farmland, killing at least 131 people

Car Art: By Warhol, Calder and More

Since 1975, the German automaker BMW has converted its "Ultimate Driving Machines" into rolling canvasses. Four of the racecars — the Warhol, Stella, Lichtenstein and Rauschenberg — will be displayed at LA's County Museum of Art in February

Weird Beauty: Fashion Photography Now

An exhibit at New York City's International Center of Photography examines fashion photography and its influences

A Dog Breed Dying Out

The once fashionable Sealyham Terrier, a dog which was popular with film stars in the 1950s, is on the brink of dying out, according to Britain's Kennel Club.

Who We Were: America in Snapshots

Two photo editors scour the flea markets of America in search of our nation's essence

Portraits of Abraham Lincoln

The 16th president lived in an era that witnessed great technical innovation and the commercial expansion of photography

Slumdog Entrepreneurs

Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, is the recycling center of India. In some 15,000 single room factories, thousands of locals handle at least 80% of Mumbai's plastics as well as everything from tin cans to toy cars.
Photographs by Daniel Berehulak / Getty

A Brief History of the White House Kitchen

The Obamas are keeping the Bush's White House executive chef, but will also have a friend from Chicago in the kitchen — Sam Kass, who has previously cooked for the family. TIME offers an inside look at the presidential kitchen over the years

The Mahdi Scouts: Youth of Hizballah

Photographer Bryan Denton gets a rare glimpse inside the Lebanese group's flourishing youth movement

Megacities: Health Care in Tehran

Women play a critical role in the health care of the citizens of Iran's largest city, where population has rocketed to 8 million people in the past 50 years.

Photographs by Javad Montazeri / WpN for TIME

Buddy Holly: Rare and Unseen Photographs

Fifty years after his tragic death in an air crash, London's Proud Galleries presents a collection of images from the rock star's life, many of them never seen before.

From the exhbit, "Buddy Holly: The Making of an American Legend."

A Heavy Snowfall Cripples London

Life in the British capital snarls to a halt after a major winter storm

The Punk Life and Death of Sid Vicious

"Too fast to live. Too young to die."
Feb. 2 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of the notorious former Sex Pistol, punk rock's ultimate nihilistic guitarist.

Paris Couture Cleans Up

A handful of haute couturiers put French craftsmanship on display this week, with a nod to 1930s glamour, minimalist white, and a devil-may-care attitude about the global economic crisis

The Beatles' Final Performance

Forty years ago, amidst increasing acrimony, the legendary foursome gathered on the roof of Apple's headquarters in London for what would turn out to be their final live performance as a group

The Long Sad History of Cardinals Football

The second-longest championship drought in professional sports did not come to an end in Tampa Bay. A review of the rare highs and frequent lows of the oldest continuously run professional football club in America.

Real-Life Hotel for Dogs

An entrepreneur in Sydney, Australia opens
the PawPaws Urban Retreat, a luxurious stopover
for the discerning canine

Photographs by Lisa Maree Williams / Getty

Bocuse d'Or 2009 Cooking Competition

The Bocuse d'Or, an international cooking contest named for France's legendary chef Paul Bocuse, gathers the world's finest kitchen masters

The Downfall of Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

The now infamous politician heads to prison

Super Bowl Entertainment

When the action wanes, stars take to the stage for the year's largest television audience

The Year of the Ox

The Year of the Ox, a symbol of humility and hard work in the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, was rung in around the world this week

John Updike: 1932 - 2009

Crowns: A Brief History of Church Hats

Aretha Franklin stole the show on Inauguration Day with a bow-tied example of African American church hat culture. TIME examines the accessory and where it came from.

Photos from the book Crowns, by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry.

Gaza Digs Out

After weeks of deadly Israeli attacks, the residents of the Gaza Strip try to make sense of what is left

Radical Love: The Sisters of Summit, N.J.

Photographer Toni Greaves explores why the nuns of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary have chosen to lead a cloistered life

Michelle Obama's Jason Wu Dress

A young designer is tapped by the First Lady to design her gown for the inauguration night festivities

Malia and Sasha's Inauguration Adventure

The First Daughters brave the crowds, cold weather and boredom on their dad's arrival in Washington

A Famed War Photographer Comes to N.Y.C.

The photographer Raymond Depardon was a stranger in a foreign land when he arrived in New York in 1980. To quell his loneliness he roamed the streets photographing the people he encountered.
From the book Manhattan Out published by Steidl

Behind the Scenes on Obama's Big Day

TIME photographer Callie Shell gets a glimpse of history in the making

The Obamas Waltz Through the Inaugural Balls

Millions watched as President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama danced all night at several inaugural balls around Washington, hours after the 44th President of the United States was sworn in

The World Watches Obama's Inauguration

From Beijing to Nairobi, the historic inauguration of the 44th American President Barack Obama captured the attention and the imagination of people around the globe