Southern Sudan Readies for Referendum
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010Images of the volatile region as it prepares to vote on its independence
Photographs by Dominic Nahr / Magnum for TIME
In Laos, Turning Bombs into Scrap Has Become a Lucrative but Dangerous Business
Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010Live ordnance from the U.S. bombing campaign 40 years ago still litters the country, but that hasn't stopped locals from harvesting the metal
Photographs by Arantxa Cedillo for TIME
The Dawn of Kodachrome
Thursday, Sep. 03, 2009An early government photo project was the first to take advantage of Kodak's revolutionary color film, which will officially be retired at the end of 2010
Photojournalism at the Crossroads
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010From the last roll of Kodachrome to iPhone apps, analog and digital responses to photography's changing landscape
By Phil Bicker
The Redemption of the L.A. River
Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010In late 2010, the iconic floodwater channel — celebrated in film, but filthy in real life — gained an upgrade from the Environmental Protection Agency
Photographs by Peter Bennett
George Clooney in Sudan
Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010The actor visits the volatile region to draw attention to the dangers that could result should southern Sudan vote to separate from the north
Photographs by Tim Freccia / Enough Project
Stranded: After a Blizzard, Holiday Travel in the New York Area Grinds to a Halt
Monday, Dec. 27, 2010Desperate passengers scramble and improvise in the wake of heavy snow
Blizzard Slams the Northeast
Monday, Dec. 27, 2010New York and beyond get hit with a massive snowfall
World Cup Stadiums: Homes of the Beautiful Game
Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010As FIFA, soccer's governing body, awards the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, respectively, TIME takes a look at some of the stadiums that hosted the world's most popular sporting event through the decades.
Adopted by French Families, Haitian Children Arrive in Their New Home
Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010Nearly a year after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, the first of three groups of children to be adopted by French parents finally make it to Paris
Russia's Soccer Hooligans
Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010Violence in the stands spreads to the street as Russian soccer fans vent their anger over the killing of one of their own in a protest with nationalist overtones
Wire Photographer of the Year: Mauricio Lima
Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010Of the millions of photographs moving through the news services (a.k.a. wires) this year, the work of AFP's Mauricio Lima stood out. A small selection from the remarkable body of work he produced on his first trip to Afghanistan. By Phil Bicker
Photos: Clashes Mar Elections in Belarus
Monday, Dec. 20, 2010Authoritarian President Lukashenko is re-elected for yet another term, but demonstrators protesting the results and an opposition candidate are beaten and arrested
Snow Disrupts European Travel
Monday, Dec. 20, 2010The severe disruption caused by freezing weather continues, as Europe undergoes the big chill in the week leading up to Christmas
A Worldwide Day's Worth of Food
Friday, Dec. 17, 2010In their new book, What I Eat, photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D'Aluisio present thought-provoking portraits of individuals around the globe and the food that fuels them over the course of a single day.
The Most Surprising Pictures of 2010
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010Images you might have missed — but should see now
Mark Zuckerberg — Person of the Year 2010
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010A portfolio of portraits by Martin Schoeller
A Zuckerberg Family Album
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010The Facebook founder shares a few of his family snapshots with TIME
Person of the Year 2010 Runners-Up: Chilean Miners
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010Trapped 2,300 ft. below the earth’s surface for almost three months, these 33 men defied the odds and inspired the world. — Here they are in the order in which they emerged from the mine
Photographs by Peter Hapak for TIME
A Glimpse Inside a Facebook Server Farm
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010TIME gets a tour of the site's Santa Clara, California data center
Photographs by Martin Schoeller for TIME
Inside the Mine with Edison Peña
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010Trapped 2,300 ft. underground for almost three months, Chilean miner Edison Peña ran several miles a day, pined for his girlfriend — and took photographs
Life Inside Facebook's Headquarters
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010Cubicle culture in the social-networking site's Silicon Valley offices
Photographs by Martin Schoeller for TIME
Around the World with Facebook
Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010TIME sends photographers to four of the networking site's overseas offices
Inside WikiLeaks' Bunker
Friday, Dec. 10, 2010A look at the former war bunker that hosts the 250,000 secret cables that have so vexed the U.S. State Department
Young Palestinians in the Age of the Wall
Thursday, Dec. 09, 2010A visit to the West Bank in December 2010 explores how the separation barrier between Israel and Palestine has made it harder for young Palestinians to know Israel and understand its people.
Photographs by Joachim Ladefoged / VII for TIME
Grant Achatz, the Culinary Miracle Worker
Thursday, Dec. 09, 2010The award-winning restauranteur has created a culinary laboratory at his Chicago restaurant Alinea. His dishes are not only mind-blowingly delicious, but beautiful to look at as well.
Photographs by Martha Camarillo for TIME
The Best Photos from TIME 2010
Thursday, Dec. 09, 2010A gallery of the images that shaped our world, from the pages of the magazine
The Best Portraits from TIME 2010
Thursday, Dec. 09, 2010A gallery of newsmakers from the pages of the magazine
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo
Thursday, Oct. 07, 2010A look at the Chinese dissident, the first Chinese citizen to win the award
After Foreclosure: A Photographer's Requiem for the American Home
Tuesday, Dec. 07, 2010John Francis Peters wades into the emptiness created by evictions and bank seizures
When Legislators Attack: South Korean Edition
Wednesday, Dec. 08, 2010Brawling breaks out (again) in the Parliament in Seoul during a controversial vote on the 2011 budget
'Mad Day Out': Beatles' Rare Photos
Wednesday, Dec. 08, 2010Outtakes and rarities from a legendary 1968 photo shoot are released in a new book, A Day in the Life of the Beatles (Rizzoli 2010)
Ivory Coast Postelection Violence Rises
Monday, Jan. 10, 2011As incumbent Laurent Gbagbo digs in, attacks on opposition supporters increase
President Obama in Afghanistan
Friday, Dec. 03, 2010The Commander in Chief makes an unannounced visit to the war-torn nation.
Christmas Comes to the White House
Thursday, Dec. 02, 2010The theme of the 2010 celebration is "simple gifts"
Photographs by Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME
The End of Cabrini-Green
Wednesday, Dec. 01, 2010After a long, troubled history, the notorious Chicago housing complex is closed for good
Torino's Lingotto: Symbol of an Aging Auto City Reborn
Thursday, Dec. 02, 2010Architect Renzo Piano's transformation of an antiquated car factory reinvigorates a dying company town
Keeping Africa's Deserts at Bay
Wednesday, Dec. 01, 2010Fed by drought, Africa's deserts are spreading, bringing with them hunger, disease and conflict. Can new innovations keep the desert from expanding?
Photographs by Dominic Nahr / Magnum for TIME
World AIDS Day 2010: The Prevention of HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe
Wednesday, Dec. 01, 2010A country where 1,000 adults are infected with HIV every week sees a dramatic reduction in infection rates — from 24% of the population in the early 2000s to 14% in 2009.
All images by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Remembering Bruce Lee
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010A 70th-birthday tribute to the late martial-arts megastar
A Brief History of the Playboy Club
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010Fifty years after the first Playboy Club first opened, the Bunny has come to China with the opening of a Macau club. With new clubs also set to open in Cancun and London, Playboy's bunny business will be multiplying for the first time in years
Ground Zero - Out of the Ashes
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010A look at where the towers once stood — 'then and now' — by photographer Joel Meyerowitz, who began photographing the site shortly after the September 11th attack
Photographs by Joel Meyerowitz
Remnants of Florida's 2000 Recount
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010Many of the items relating to the controversial election between George W. Bush and Al Gore have been preserved at the State Archives and the Old Capitol Museum in Tallahassee
Photographs are by Dwight Eschliman for TIME
A Brief History of Westminster Abbey
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010Confirmed as the wedding venue for Prince William and Kate Middleton, Westminster Abbey has also seen no fewer than 38 kings and queens crowned there in an unbroken run since 1066
Shanghai Mourns Victims of Deadly Blaze
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010A week after a fatal fire killed at least 58 people in a Shanghai apartment building, thousands of citizens lined the city's streets to grieve the victims' avoidable deaths
Koreas Exchange Fire at Disputed Border
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010North Korea opened fire on a small inhabited island near its western border on Nov. 23, 2010, killing at least two South Korean marines and prompting emergency high-level meetings in Seoul
Afghanistan's Graffiti Wars
Monday, Nov. 22, 2010The artwork of Taliban, American and British forces competes on the walls of a Helmand province compound
Photographs by Finbarr O'Reilly / Reuters
Near Death, Nuns Contemplate the Other Side
Friday, Nov. 19, 2010Photographer Mae Ryan interviews the Sisters of the Convent of Mary the Queen, a home for aging nuns in Yonkers, N.Y.