Mexico City

A Den of Sin or a Beacon of Liberty?

Conservatives are up in arms over Mexico City legalizing abortion and same-sex unions. But leftist politicians believe the government's social conservatism could be its downfall

Dakar

Africa's Lions of the Scrabble Board

When it comes to the World Championship of the French-language version of the erudite board game, Senegal is the team to beat

Preah Vihear

A Rumble in the Jungle?

Cambodian and Thai troops face off around a thousand-year-old Hindu temple. But the standoff may be driven by domestic politics on both sides

Cannes

When Jellyfish Attack

Global warming and overfishing have turned the surf off France's south coast into a gelatinous mass swarming with menace

London

Video: The Spirit of Creation

TIME's Glen Levy visits two seemingly different technology exhibits in London that illustrate the importance of invention and ingenuity

Kabul

A KFC to Give the Colonel Indigestion

Kabul Fried Chicken not only does its best to imitate the more famous owner of its initials, it has spawned local imitators of its own

Clewiston

No Sugar for a Town's Bitter Pill

The plan to save the Florida Everglades by shutting down U.S. Sugar will leave a company town with no livelihood

Sao Paulo

Brazil Wants Its Soccer Team Back

They may be perennial World Cup favorites, but the fact that Brazil's national soccer team is dominated by players based in Europe has created an identity crisis for the country's fans

Sydney

The Papal Invasion of Australia

Benedict XVI is bringing the church's popular and pious World Youth Day celebrations to the irreverent continent-nation. Will it rekindle the faith?

Buffalo

When Big Brother Eats Pizza at Your House

First, Steve Kurtz found his wife dead, then he was plunged into a Kafkaesque bioterrorism probe. Now he's turned the experience into art

Berlin

The Man Who Beheaded Hitler

How a dare over a beer led a retired policeman to rip the head off a waxwork of Der Fuhrer

Santa Barbara

The Fire This Time

Eighteen years ago, TIME contributor Pico Iyer watched a California wildfire destroy his home. Now, he waits to learn whether history repeats itself

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