Pictures of the Week, Photos

		What Was Lost South Asia is inundated, leaving behind scenes of unimaginable destruction as the survivors look for missing kin and relief workers try to head off a humanitarian catastrophe Dec. 29, 2004


		The Drowned World Photos from the aftermath of a deadly earthquake and tsumani that took at least 22,000 lives across south Asia Dec. 27, 2004


		How Animals Sleep The birds and the beasts have evolved their own ways of winding down Dec. 14, 2004


		The Year in Pictures 2004 Dec. 14, 2004


		Surviving Darfur More than 50,000 people have been killed by violence, hunger, and disease in the past year in Western Sudan. For the survivors, every day is a struggle for food, shelter, and medicine Dec. 07, 2004


		Pacific Devastation As many as 1,000 people are reported to have been killed as storms and mudslides wrought havoc across the Philippines Dec. 03, 2004


		The Heat of Battle TIME's Yuri Kozyrev captures photographs of the fighting in Fallujah Nov. 17, 2004


		Defining Moments: Yasser Arafat Triumphs and setbacks on the Palestinian leader's unfinished journey Nov. 11, 2004


		Fallujah Under Fire Marines lead the charge into an insurgent stronghold. A TIME photo essay Nov. 11, 2004


		Photoessay: Facing the Crowd The energized voters that candidates see on the campaign trail Oct. 25, 2004


		Images of Faith They may meet their deities in churches, synagogues, mosques or temples, calling them by many names and honoring them in diverse rituals, but most humans share a basic belief that they are subordinate to a higher power Oct. 19, 2004


		Afghanistan Votes After weeks of campaigning, voters go to the polls for the country's first direct presidential election Oct. 12, 2004


		Forgotten Firefight TIME Photographer Yuri Kozyrev accompanied Marines in a skirmish with insurgents in the restive town of Ramadi � one of the scores of small battles that seldom make headlines Oct. 07, 2004


		Richard Avedon: 1923 - 2004 The legendary photographer's portraiture celebrated kings and commoners. A look at his work Oct. 06, 2004


		Hurricane Season As the Carribean and the southeast U.S. recover from three devastating storms, Ivan and Jeanne return Sep. 23, 2004


		Guarding America's Porous Borders Federal agents and U.S. ranchers keep watch over America's sprawling, 2,000-mile border with Mexico Sep. 15, 2004


		Luxury Fever Luxurious details are lighting up designer looks for fall Sep. 15, 2004


		Mourning Beslan The world reacts to the death of more than 350 people at a Russian school Sep. 09, 2004


		Olympic Moments Highlights from the 2004 Games in Athens Aug. 30, 2004


		A Holy Battlefield U.S. Marines battle al-Sadr's men in Najaf. A photographic look at the fighting Aug. 12, 2004


		The Olympians For U.S. athletes the preparations are over. They've competed fiercely against one another to earn the right to represent their country. Meet some past champions and fresh faces Aug. 06, 2004


		Photos: Election 2004 Backstage with Bush and Kerry, convention Polaroids by Christopher Morris, TIME�s look at conventions� past and the rest of our election coverage Jul. 28, 2004


		Democratic Party Polaroids TIME photographer Christopher Morris's take on the Democratic National Convention Jul. 28, 2004


		Welcome Aboard In exclusive photos, TIME photographer Diana Walker captured the key moment when the running mates and their families joined together and hit the campaign trail Jul. 21, 2004


		Purple Hearts More than 5,000 soldiers have been wounded in Iraq since the war began. Many have received the Purple Heart, the U.S. military's oldest medal, given to soldiers injured in combat. How some of them are adjusting to life back in America Jul. 21, 2004


		The Strip is Back In a return to its Rat Pack roots, Vegas booms with a profitable mix of sin and sensation. An inside look at how the party got so hot Jul. 20, 2004


		Sudan's Slow Motion Tragedy Ethnic cleansing and starvation threatens half a million lives in Darfur Jul. 01, 2004


		Citizen Clinton The long, strange journey of the man from Hope Jun. 25, 2004


		Seeing Saturn Seven years after launch, the Cassini spacecraft has the ringed planet � and its moon, Phoebe� in its sights Jun. 25, 2004


		The Reagan Farewell A photo essay as America says goodbye to the 40th President Jun. 11, 2004


		Reagan Remembered A look at the life of our 40th President Jun. 06, 2004


		D-Day: When They Landed Veterans of June 6, 1944 speak of their experience on that historic day. Listen to their first-person accounts Jun. 06, 2004


		Uneasy Before the Handover In Iraq, violence continues as U.S. forces prepare to meet a June 30th transfer of power May. 19, 2004


		Gandhi Rising The world's biggest electorate turns to a perennial favorite May. 18, 2004


		Abu Ghraib Aftershocks Abuse revelations rock America and Iraq May. 08, 2004


		Troy Story Scenes from the epic movie starring Brad Pitt May. 08, 2004


		Streets of Fire Iraq erupts into an urban insurgency that brought U.S. forces their heaviest combat since the war's end Apr. 15, 2004


		Times Square Now On its one hundredth anniversary, the Crossroads of the World is still the vibrant heart of New York City� America Apr. 08, 2004


		Rebuilding a Nation Afghan society comes to life again two years after the Taliban Apr. 08, 2004


		Violence Surges in Iraq Ahead of the first anniversary of the U.S. invasion, new terror attacks in Baghdad and Basra Mar. 18, 2004


		Spain Terror Carnage A rush hour explosion in Madrid kills 186 and wounds over 500 Mar. 11, 2004


		Latitude Zero: A Living Map of the Equator Photographer Monique Stauder documents life in the thirteen countries that lie on the equator Mar. 04, 2004


		Dean's Last Hurrah After failing to make a comeback in the Wisconsin primary, Howard Dean and his wife Judy returned to Vermont to officially bow out of the race for the White House Feb. 25, 2004


		Paris in Springtime with Nicky The Hilton sisters get a major makeover, starting with the seasons's ladylike new looks Feb. 19, 2004


		Iraq's Porous Border As smugglers go, so go jihadis. Photographs for TIME by Yuri Kozyrev Feb. 19, 2004


		Best in Show Fur, flourishes and fuss abound at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison Square Garden Feb. 12, 2004


		Year in Pictures 2003 In 2003 the battered world crashed again into our lives. We saw searing images of the Iraq war, wonders of nature and remarkable triumphs of the human spirit Feb. 05, 2004


		Getting in the Way of Murder Homicide was on the rise in L.A. A cop's eye view on how a city fought back Jan. 15, 2004


		Animal Attraction Shooting sex organs. Pregnant dads. Gender bending and gender swapping. There's more than one way to make hay, as the birds, bees and bonobos have discovered Jan. 15, 2004


		...Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch President Bush spends his holiday relaxing, working and tending to his sprawling Texas homestead. Exclusive pictures for TIME by Brooks Kraft Jan. 03, 2004