A mysterious shooting in the DMZ comes just as negotiators hoped to bring North Korea's nuke program to a close
The release of the First Lady of France's new album has music critics warring and policy wonks wondering: is Nicolas Sarkozy using pop music to make up for poor approval ratings?
Doctors in Europe are increasingly performing hymenoplasties for brides seeking to simulate virginity. But critics say the practice reinforces oppressive religious strictures
Hundreds of migrant workers angry over mistreatment of a fellow worker rioted for three days in eastern China, surrounding a police station and smashing cars and motorbikes, a Hong Kong-based human rights organization said Monday
In the media frenzy of her return to France, the Parisian-raised Colombian politician ponders the psychological costs of her captivity and sudden freedom
An International Criminal Court prosecutor is expected to seek an arrest warrant charging Sudan's president with genocide and crimes against humanity on Monday when he reveals details of his investigation into war crimes in Darfur
Today, almost every Palestinian knows who Dalal was: a commando commander, the first famous female fighter, an icon of the Palestinian resistance.
Dissident, dissidents, dissidents complains one reader, Mr. Munir Ming. Mr. Ming suggest we we take a day off and go out and enjoy the best day Beijing has seen this whole summer. I am taking his advice and going bicycling.
A look at the life and leadership of the world's great hero. Narrated by TIME's Managing Editor, Rick Stengel
Photographer Rian Dundon explores life on the fringes of the People's Republic
China wants clean technology; Japan, an old rival, has it to sell. Why necessity is trumping animosity in the global-warming fight
Any aggression or military action against Iran is an idiocy whose repercussions would hurt all.