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Why pick on Iraq now, they ask, when sports corruption under Saddam Hussein was so much worse?

Your flight may seem apocalyptic and surreal after the oxygen masks drop but the scariest moments may actually be good signs. Put on your mask and breathe

TIME asks people in London what they know - and don't know - about the presumptive Democratic nominee for US President

The French President can barely contain his admiration for the American candidate - neither can the French public and media

The Chinese organizers have set aside three areas for demonstrations during the Games. But they're out of the way. And you'll likely need a permit

A prayer note placed by the presidential hopeful in Jerusalem's Western Wall is removed and published in Israel

A stinging defeat to Scottish Nationalists adds pressure on the prime minister to reverse his party's fortunes

As the Catholic Church marks a key anniversary of a traditionalist ascendancy, its leader is still keen to grapple with doubters

Mindful political realities, Israel is likely to follow Washington's lead on the nuclear standoff. But that doesn't mean it's happy about Bush's change of heart

The Formula One chief wins his invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against a British tabloid for reports on sadomasochistic orgy

The conservative government ends the Socialists' once-celebrated attempt to put more people to work for shorter hours

The Cleveland Cavalier and global icon who led the NBA in scoring this season, talks about his confidence in bringing the title back home

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Courts, charged a sitting president with genocide. But getting to do that was fraught with big power politics

On his last day in the region the presumptive Democratic nominee gets tested on how well versed he is in U.S. foreign policy

Amid record levels of anti-American sentiment, the Democrat will likely get the warmest reception in Berlin since Kennedy

The European Commission slams the EU newcomer for failing to crack down on corruption and organized crime - and cuts off funding worth hundreds of millions of dollars

John and Anne Darwin are given "severe" sentences for an elaborate fraud that went badly awry

International justice is often derided, but Samantha Power writes that its recent successes have been hard to ignore

The Democrat stands firm on his plans for an Iraq withdrawal. But he's got some more minefields to navigate on his trip

The man who ravaged Bosnia in the name of Greater Serbia is finally caught, not by NATO but by the country he once served

The country is one of the few where McCain is more popular than Obama. Can the Democratic candidate change that?

A minister's obscene gesture, aimed at the national anthem, could threaten Berlusconi's coalition government

Analysis: The arrest of Bosnian war criminal Radovan Karadzic underscores the West's inability to stop genocide. The lesson of the slow response to Karadzic and the Bosnian Serbs is that inaction can breed greater disorder.

Analysis: Southeast Asian nations call for the protection of human rights, but the commitment is undermined by Burma's track record

Four years of incremental climb-downs by the U.S. have produced no progress on Iran's nuclear program. Secretary of State Rice thinks this time may be different

Portuguese officials have ended their investigation into the disappearance of the British girl. Her parents, no longer suspects, vow to continue the search

Mugabe and Tsvangirai agree to negotiate, making way for a possible end to the country's crisis. But stumbling blocks remain

The Democrat's visit is generating little attention in the Iraqi media - and little expectation of policy change