The biggest gold medal haul since 1908, far beyond that of rivals Germany, France and Australia, gives the U.K. an unaccustomed glow
Some in Afghanistan blame Pakistan's government for rising violence, but others say nothing can stop the growing militancy
When hostilities broke out, the Israeli government rushed to limit its defense industry's ties with Georgia. That's because the Jewish State can't afford to annoy Russia
As other U.S. women win gold, the one surefire team, softball, was shocked. And now the sport is leaving the Olympics. Superstar Jennie Finch shares her pain
A gauge indicating that overheated air was entering a Spanair jetliner forced pilots to abandon a takeoff about an hour before the plane crashed in flames, but airline officials refused to speculate on the cause of the accident that killed 153 people
Iraq's Prime Minister is strengthening his hand in Washington and on the world stage
Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese Christian immigrant to the U.S., is the latest example of a publishing phenomenon that digs up women from Middle Eastern backgrounds or Muslim countries and uses them as mouthpieces for racist and xenophobic beliefs.
Here's a link to an official Olympic press conference. The whole thing, including a volunteer wrestling the microphone away from a reporter, is fascinating theater.
The Pakistani strongman's tumultuous nine years in power come to a close
On patrol with Russian troops, TIME photographer Yuri Kozyrev witnesses signs of ethnic hostility in the conflicted region