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A powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Monday morning, causing the collapse of many buildings, leaving thousands homeless and many dead.
Jackie Chan: A Life in Action
From Hong Kong to Hollwyood, action comedy star and director Jackie Chan has revolutionized martial arts in the movies
The UFO Congress
Photographer Nicolas Silberfaden attends the annual conference of world UFOlogists
Obama's Travels in Europe
The President makes a surprise stop in Iraq after visiting five other countries
Behind the Scenes with Obama in Europe
TIME photographer Callie Shell gets a glimpse behind the protocol curtain as the President visits Turkey
Shooting in Binghamton
At least 14 people are killed at an immigration services center in upstate New York
Michelle Obama's Fashion Diplomacy
The First Lady proves she knows how to get a lot of mileage out of a few chic pieces on her first official visit to London
The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
TIME takes a look at the five acts being honored
Remembering Guiding Light
After 72 years, CBS cancels the longest running broadcast program in TV and radio history
Semana Santa
The week from Palm Sunday to Easter, Semana Santa — Holy Week — is Catholicism's most sacred period. In Spain and Mexico, it's an affair both joyous and sad, colorful and austere
10 Species Near Extinction
Many of the planet's most endangered animals are also its remarkable. Here are a few of nature's superstars from Asia, the Americas, the Pacific and elsewhere that may soon be no more
New York City Goes Green
PlaNYC will make the US' largest metropolis more eco-friendly. TIME photographer Sean Hemmerle documents the amazing efforts behind New York's plan.
Neverending Television
Now that ER has healed its final patient and CBS is set to extinguish Guiding Light, TIME takes a look back at some of TV's longest-lasting shows.
London Brawling: The G-20 Protests
Anticapitalist and climate-change activists converged before the Bank of England in London to demand action on poverty and climate change as world leaders arrive ahead of the G-20 summit.
Gun Culture U.S.A.
Photographer Matt Slaby explores America's fascination with firearms
A Pakistan Police Academy Under Fire
Armed gunmen attacked a police academy early Monday in Lahore, killing 13 and taking dozens of police hostage in another brazen example of militant violence in Pakistan
The Tempestuous Nehru Dynasty of India
One family (with its tragedies and its feuds) has been at the center of modern India since independence in 1947
Out of Africa
It's time to pay tribute to all things tribal, with layers of prints, stacks of bangles and scarves galore
Photographs for TIME BY Chad Pitman; Styled by Katie Mossman
A Dam Breaks in Jakarta
Four days after a dirt dam broke down in a crowded Jakarta suburb on March 27, killing at least 98, hundreds of residents and police scoured the neighborhood to look for the more than 100 people still missing
Looking Up to the Eiffel Tower
It's 120 years since the inauguration of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. We look back on the construction of one of the world's most recognizable monuments.
The Gift of Hearing
The Starkey Foundation brings a simple miracle to the developing world
Photographs by Andy Richter / NEED Magazine
The Worst Nuclear Disasters
On the 30th Anniversary of the Three Mile Island Meltdown, TIME takes a look at some of the most frightening nuclear mishaps in the world
A Look Inside a Public Boarding School
Life at Washington DC's SEED School is rigorous and challenging, but the kids get into college
Photographs for TIME by David Burnett / Contact
A Brief History of Formula One
Major changes in the rules governing the world's most expensive sport mean the 2009 season will be the most competitive yet. To get you in the mood for the new campaign, TIME takes a look back down the years.
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