A decisive victory over the Taliban no longer seems possible, as U.S. military leaders talk in terms of a political solution to the conflict
The survival of one young man after 11 days under the rubble has given irredeemable hope to many others — but also raises the risk of disease
Ferran Adria has announced that elBulli, his three-star Spanish restaurant, will shut down for two years in 2012. Try getting a table now
Early returns Wednesday showed Sri Lanka's incumbent president ahead of his estranged former army chief in their bitter race to win the country's first presidential election after its quarter-century war against Tamil Tiger rebels
North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire along their disputed western sea border on Wednesday, an official said, escalating tensions on the divided peninsula
Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and slept on the floor as acts of penitence and to bring him closer to Christian perfection, according to a new book
One of the worst-ever natural disasters in the western hemisphere leaves the Haitian capital in ruins. What it will take to rebuild
Will England finally be contenders, or will the USA ruin their chances? Will African teams trip up the likes of France, Germany and Spain? All this and more in TIME's group-by-group analysis of the draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
Beer bikes let you drink and ride around in Amsterdam. But some want to ban the pedal — powered vehicles with beer kegs attached
From the streets of Beijing to the mountains of India, record snowfalls have brought daily life in many regions of northern Asia to a standstill this week
What Happens in Sex Rehab?
One Packers Fan's Mixed Emotions About Brett Favre
How They Train: Curling
Oakley's Pursuit of Cool
New Data: Teen Pregnancy on the Rise, Abortions Too
The Legacy and Return of Architect Eero Saarinen
World's Best Restaurant: Reservations Get Tougher
Haiti Relief Efforts from the Aircraft Carrier 
Should the Census Be Asking People if They Are Negro?
To Obama's Pile of Woes, Add a Failing Iran Policy