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The leaders of the world's industrialized nations gather in Italy for their annual summit
A Post-Michael Guide to the Jackson Family
The Michael Jackson memorial did more than celebrate the King of Pop; it brought his family back together. From the famous (Janet) to the infamous (La Toya), here is a look at Motown's First Family, four decades after it first took the spotlight
Michael Jackson's Memorial Service
The world bids farewell to the King of Pop at the Staples Center in Los Angeles
U.S. Marines Open a New Offensive in Afghanistan
Operation Khanjar is tasked with wresting control of the Helmand River Valley from the Taliban
Race Riots Continue in China's Far West
Two days after Uighur protests unfolded into deadly riots in the western Chinese city of Urumqi, thousands of Han Chinese residents armed with clubs poured onto the streets
Michael's Meccas: Places to Honor Jackson's Memory
Tickets to Michael Jackson's Staples Center memorial in L.A. are gone, and fans without them are wondering where to say a special goodbye. From East Coast to West, these places either are part of the Jackson legend or had a hold on his heart
Obama Travels to Russia
The U.S. President visits the Russian motherland in the hopes of further reducing the two nations' nuclear arsenals and thawing the relationship over the 'hotline'
Party On with the G-8!
Normally all business, world leaders let their hair down at the annual meeting of industrialized nations
Giving Kolkata's Homeless Kids a Chance
The Hope Foundation reaches out to the city's 250,000 street children
Photographs by Maciej Dakowicz / NEED Magazine
Inside Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch
The media are invited to tour the star's fabled estate
Violence Erupts During Honduras Protests
Soldiers firing automatic rifles at the crowd of protesters was the bloody peak of a day that mixed the tragic with the surreal as ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya tried to make a glorious return to his homeland
The History of the Bikini
On July 5, 1946, a French engineer called Louis Réard unveiled an outfit "smaller than the world's smallest swimsuit." It arrived with a bang, so named after the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll, and remains popular to this day
India's Contraband Wildlife
Despite heightened international efforts to halt wildlife smuggling, dozens of species continue to be killed, felled or captured alive in India to be smuggled to China and other parts of East and South Asia. By Madhur Singh
A Madoff Family Album
A small trove of images of the criminal financier in better times has emerged in the wake of his sentencing
Michael Jackson: The Last Photos
Shortly before his death, the King of Pop was photographed rehearsing for his sold-out London shows
Public Enemy: The Extremely Brief and Violent Life of John Dillinger
With all due respect to Johnny Depp, the real star of Michael Mann's new film is the man it is based on
Sacha Baron Cohen's Outrageous Brüno Promotions
In his new guise as the gay Austrian fashion journalist, the comedian sashays around the world in a stunning array of costumes
The World's Ugliest Dog Show
An annual competition in Petaluma, Calif., celebrates homely canines
Top 10 Celebrity Funerals
From an Egyptian singer to a silent-movie star, TIME takes a look at some of the biggest celebrity funerals in history and the fans who came to pay their respects
The Young Michael Jackson at Home
Early shots by rock 'n' roll photographer Neal Preston capture the future King of Pop at play
The World Mourns Michael Jackson
As the world woke up to news of Jackson's death Friday, fans paid their last respects to the King of Pop from Jakarta to Shanghai as well as in the U.S.
Photographing FDR
In an era of great technical advances, Roosevelt harnessed the medium's power like no president before him
The Red Cross During War
A new book of photographs, The Red Cross and Frontline Photography Since 1860, celebrates the history of the world's most important humanitarian organization and records the recurring horrors of war, famine and genocide.
Where Did the Hobbit Come From?
As paleontologists look more closely at the skeleton of Homo floresiensis, the species' origin gets ever more mysterious. By Bryan Walsh
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