Crowning Achievements: The World's Most Beautiful Tiaras
Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2011As a newly minted princess, Kate Middleton must learn to balance while wearing massive, diamond-encrusted headpieces. In honor of that, TIME takes a look at history's most talked-about tiaras
By William Lee Adams
Firestorm Photos: Scenes from the Texas Wildfires
Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2011Dozens of blazes burn across the state
Scenes of the BP Spill Zone, One Year Later
Monday, Apr. 18, 2011At the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, much of the Gulf coast is still in a fragile state
The Aftermath of 240 Tornadoes
Monday, Apr. 18, 2011Tornadoes swept through the South killing at least 43 people
The Calamity of Japan's 9.0-Magnitude Quake
Friday, Mar. 18, 2011The country reels after a catastrophic earthquake rocked its northeastern coast on March 11, 2011
Animal Eyes
Monday, Mar. 28, 2011Reuters photographer Jaime Saldarriaga trains his lens on the orbs of the animals at the Villa Lorena animal refuge centre in Cali, Colombia.
Sidney Lumet: A Life Behind the Camera
Saturday, Apr. 09, 2011The director died April 9 at 86. TIME looks at his 10 most memorable films
A Brief History of Hell
Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011A controversial new book argues that perhaps there is no hell. Yet, culture delights in showing depictions of the place. TIME offers a small sampling.
Top 10 Green Buildings, 2011
Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011The American Institute of Architects announces its 2011 list of the best examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions
By Bryan Walsh
Donald Trump: The Man Beyond the Brand
Friday, Apr. 15, 2011The billionaire's wealth and influence have weathered numerous reversals of fortunes. As "The Donald" mulls a presidential campaign, here is a look at his career
Patterns of North Korea
Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011Photographer Feng Li provides an insight to life inside the Hermit Kingdom
Industrial Fishing Threatens Chile's Fishermen
Monday, Apr. 11, 2011Photographer Mark J. Davis documents the struggle of local producers to maintain their livelihood as large-scale, commercial operations plunder the traditional fisheries, leaving them with little to catch
Images Released of the Tsunami Striking Fukushima
Friday, May. 13, 2011TEPCO makes public pictures of the massive wave engulfing the nuclear power plant
Who Wants to Be a Star? Photos from a Reality TV Convention
Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011Billed as "the ultimate reality-TV fan experience," the Reality Rocks Expo allowed aficionados to get up close and personal with their favorite celebrities
Photographs by Nicolas Silberfaden for TIME
Ivory Coast's Civil War
Monday, Apr. 04, 2011The arrest of strongman Laurent Gbagbo signals the end of a chapter in a bloody battle for control of the African nation
Too Close to Fukushima: Inside the Exclusion Zone
Friday, Apr. 08, 2011Photographer Athit Perawongmetha ventures into the highly dangerous, deserted wasteland that's within a 12-mile radius of the beleaguered Japanese plant
On the Cutting Edge: China's Extraordinary Buildings
Monday, Apr. 11, 2011Take a look at some of China's over-the-top building projects in recent years, by architects from Pritzker winner Rem Koolhaas to rising Chinese designer Yansong Ma
Inside Egypt's State Security Headquarters
Thursday, Mar. 10, 2011With the fall of the Mubarak regime, Egyptians have broken into the offices of the dreaded state security offices — and are overwhelmed by what they have found
Faces of the Civil War
Friday, Apr. 08, 2011Portraits of the men, women and children who fought in the war between the states, drawn from TIME's new book, The Civil War: An Illustrated History
Inside a Libyan Police Station
Wednesday, Apr. 06, 2011On a tour of a torched police station in Zawiyah given by Libyan authorities, signs of torture and execution by Gaddafi's government are found.
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Life in Japan's Evacuation Centers
Wednesday, Apr. 06, 2011Evacuees struggle to create a sense of normalcy after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and nuclear crisis
Stoner Cinema
Thursday, Apr. 07, 2011Your Highness is the latest pot movie to hit theaters. Here are some of the other classics of the genre.
Photos: The Great 1906 San Francisco Quake, Now in Living Color
Tuesday, Apr. 05, 2011Pictures of the epic disaster rendered in an early color process are unearthed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
An Englishman in New York
Thursday, Mar. 31, 2011There are 120,000 Englishmen and women living in New York. And one of them is photographer Jason Bell, who set out to snap some of the best (and slightly lesser) known faces that have made it across the Atlantic.
As told to Glen Levy
The Big Business of Royal Wedding Tchotchkes
Sunday, Apr. 03, 2011Prince William's imminent nuptials to Kate Middleton have inspired entrepreneurs looking to cash in
In the Eye of the Beholder: Strange Beauty Pageants
Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2011A global survey of alternative contests celebrating diverse Misses and/or Misters
Inside Seized Drug-Smuggling Submarines
Monday, Mar. 28, 2011Colombian narco-traffickers use underwater crafts to sink to new depths getting their products to market
Photographs by Luca Zanetti
The Stars of Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology
Thursday, Mar. 24, 2011A new collection provides a snappy introduction to America's first great musical form
The Many Marriages of Elizabeth Taylor
Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2011The Hollywood beauty was married eight times, to seven different men
Elizabeth Taylor Through the Lens of Hollywood Photo Legend Bob Willoughby
Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2011The screen icon and the famed photographer, known from his candid shots of the stars, crossed paths many times in their careers
Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Thursday, Mar. 24, 2011A tragedy that killed 146 garment workers on March 25, 1911, marked a watershed moment in American labor history
The Libyan Conflict
Saturday, Mar. 19, 2011Rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi fight for control of the country
Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli
Monday, Mar. 07, 2011TIME photographer Christopher Morris photographs life in the Libyan capital — where a rally belies the fighting elsewhere in the country
Christopher Morris / VII for TIME
The Hardware of Operation Odyssey Dawn
Monday, Mar. 21, 2011A look at some of the coalition forces' military technology engaged in the operation in Libya
Surviving the Earthquake Aftermath in Japan
Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2011A humanitarian crisis unfolds as victims eke out an existence after the twin disasters decimated the northeastern coast
Found in the Rubble of the Japanese Earthquake
Friday, Mar. 18, 2011Small household items convey the enormity of the tragedy
Japan's History of Massive Earthquakes
Friday, Mar. 18, 2011The Pacific nation, perched on the unstable Ring of Fire, has been rocked by frequent earthquakes in the past decade.
Bahrain Routs Protesters from Pearl Square
Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011
Government troops burn tents and clear protesters who had camped in the square to call for reform
Charlie Sheen: Trapped in a Conspiracy Movie?
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011Nefarious plots have dominated the star's film career. Have they crept into his real life, leaking through his Twitter account? You decide
By Nicholas Hegel McClelland
The Earthquake's Aftermath
Friday, Mar. 11, 2011The country assesses the damage from the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and deadly tsunami that struck March 11
Libya's Rebels Suffer a Setback
Thursday, Mar. 10, 2011Photographer Yuri Kozyrev documents the fighting in Libya's eastern cities
Photographs by Yuri Kozyrev / Noor for TIME
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Ken Turns 50
Friday, Mar. 11, 2011On March 11, 1961, America's most fashionable teenager finally met her match. Introduced two years after Barbie, Mattel's Ken Carson was just a good-looking boy in red swim trunks with a crewcut. Here's a history of Barbie's longtime boyfriend.
Deadly Legacy: Afghanistan's Land-Mine Victims
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011Antipersonnel explosives left over from the Soviet occupation have devastated the men, women and children of a war-torn nation
Portraits made in Herat by Majid Saeedi / Getty Images
Inside the Tents of Muammar Gaddafi
Wednesday, Mar. 09, 2011Libya's leader prefers the je ne sais quoi of a portable Bedouin shelter both at home and on the road
by Miral Sattar
Top 10 Union Movies
Wednesday, Mar. 09, 2011In Wisconsin and elsewhere, American unions have roused themselves after decades of lethargy. Scanning film history, TIME picks 10 movies that dramatized the triumphs, tragedies and dilemmas of the union movement —Richard Corliss
Photos: After Quake, Carnival Returns to Haiti
Tuesday, Mar. 08, 2011After the devastating January 12 earthquake, Haitians decided to forego Carnival in 2010. This year, it makes a comeback, and takes on a whole new meaning
16 of History's Most Rebellious Women
Monday, Mar. 07, 2011In honor of International Women's Day, TIME looks at some unlikely revolutionaries, from Joan of Arc to Harriet Tubman and a modern-day mother of three who became a key democracy activist in Yemen
Cricket Legends' Last Chance to Win the World Cup
Monday, Mar. 07, 2011The cricket World Cup is in full swing. But for some of the greatest players in the history of the game, the 2011 tournament in the subcontinent represents a final chance for glory
By Glen Levy