It's easy to make news if you've got talent or power. But the merely ambitious and randomly famous need attention, too—briefly. A look at 2004's flickering stars
ROBERT KILROY-SILK Pundit turned pol had to quit his Brussels job
Greek Tragedy
Mystery surrounds the crash of a Cypriot airliner en route to Athens 08/05
From The Depths
Seven Russian submariners are rescued with the help of a Royal Navy robot submersible 08/05
7 Days Later
Scenes from Britain after the suicide attacks 07/05
A New Blitz
Four explosions in London rip apart a bus and shut down the entire transport system 07/05
The Big Bang
Scientists crash a probe into a comet to discover the origins of the solar system 07/05
Journey 2005: Ice Cold in Aletsch
TIME's James Graff discovers the power of nature on an expediton to Switzerland's Aletsch glacier 06/05
