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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
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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
Cambridge University's Annual May Balls
The U.K.'s Cambridge University celebrates its 800th anniversary in 2009. Its May Balls are held to celebrate the end of the academic year and go on till dawn. TIME's Tom Stoddart attends the prestigious Magdalene College Ball to witness the festivites.
The Young Eleanor Roosevelt
The future First Lady learned at an early age that one's prospects in life were not totally dependent on physical beauty
Who Was Neda Agha-Soltan?
Not much is known about the young woman whose death has become a symbol of the Iranian anti-government movement
In Tehran, Terror in Plain Clothes
Pro-government groups use violence to intimidate Iranians who have protested the presidential election results
Same-Sex Overtures Across Species
"Gay" behavior in lower-order animals isn't the same as it is in humans, but a new study offers theories for its evolutionary purpose
Pregnant-Belly Art
More women are choosing an artistic way to honor their babies-to-be
Top 10 Protest Symbols
Whether standing before a column of tanks or knocking down the Berlin Wall in November 1989, these figures came to epitomize and humanize their struggle
Protesting Iran's Election Around the World
Iranians and others living overseas come out in force against the regime and its tactics
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