On Location at a Narco-Film Shoot
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011Once populated by Americans looking for a good time, TJ now stands near empty because of drug violence. In step the B-movie makers
Postcard from Copiapó
Monday, Feb. 21, 2011Under the Chilean desert, thousands of independent gold miners trade safety for the slim chance of hitting a mother lode. The risks and rewards of life as a pirquinero
Getting Ready for the Next Big Quake in Nepal
Thursday, Feb. 03, 2011Geologists have identified the region as due soon for a major earthquake, putting millions of people in danger and the nation's fragile economy at further risk.
Bouazizi: The Man Who Set Himself and Tunisia on Fire
Friday, Jan. 21, 2011Mohammed Bouazizi's self-immolation is being emulated elsewhere in the Arab world but without the same political effect. Yet the conditions the Tunisian was protesting remain
How Deadly Weapons Continue to Rule Daily Life
Friday, Dec. 31, 2010Laos remains carpeted in unexploded ordnance from a 40-year-old U.S. bombing campaign
How One Newspaper Wants to Change Mozambique
Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010With a target audience of Mozambique's poorest, the free weekly Jornal @Verdade runs stories on bread prices, HIV — and reviews of high-tech toys. Ambition, the paper's founder believes, is the key to lifting the country out of poverty
Afghan Radio Wars: Combating the Taliban's Message Machine
Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010To combat the increasingly sophisticated Taliban message machine, the U.S. is employing its own band of hardy radio DJs
Postcard from Fort McMurray
Monday, Nov. 22, 2010As Canada mines the world's second biggest oil reserves, one indigenous group looks to James Cameron for help. Digging deep into the oil-sands debate
Postcard from Sells, Ariz
Monday, Nov. 01, 2010With long stretches of border to keep track of, one tribe is forced to enter into an uneasy partnership. The unique dilemma of the Tohono O'odham
Postcard from New Delhi
Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010The Commonwealth Games were meant to showcase the new greatness of a developing India. But they have become a source of deep anger instead
A Swiss Town Celebrates the Red Cross Founder It Never Much Liked
Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010After founding the Red Cross, Henry Dunant fell into poverty and obscurity, sheltering in Heiden, where townsfolk never warmed to him. Why is it celebrating him today?
Ailing Greece Struggles with an Influx of Illegal Migrants
Friday, Dec. 17, 2010This year, Greece has seen the steady flow of immigrants crossing from Turkey turn into a flood. But with the country already buckling under huge debt, many who make it over the border find themselves jobless and ostracized
A Boardwalk Empire Crumbles: Can Atlantic City Be Revived?
Monday, Sep. 20, 2010Hobbled by the recession and outglitzed by new competitors, America's Playground has fallen on hard times. Betting big on a comeback by the boardwalk
Krav Maga: Israeli Self-Defense Goes Global
Friday, Nov. 26, 2010Bored by the beach in Tel Aviv? Go take a lesson in the self-defense practice Krav Maga — a workout that can literally save your life
Postcard from Dry Tortugas
Monday, Sep. 06, 2010On the blue edge of the Gulf of Mexico, one reporter learns what it means to live sustainably. Going for a sail on board Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise
The Eternal City's Residents Fight Graffiti
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010Volunteers have taken on the challenge of ridding the city's walls of graffiti, doing what their leaders can't — or won't — do. The Eternal City's residents join a fight against grime
Cambodia's New Vacation Spot: A Khmer Rouge Bastion
Tuesday, Jul. 20, 2010Hoping to divert visitors from the well-worn temple-beach circuit, the Cambodian government is trying to turn a former Khmer Rouge stronghold into an unlikely tourist attraction
Sudan's Looming Civil War: Obama's Peace Overture
Monday, Nov. 15, 2010As the referendum on the separation of Sudan threatens to spark violence, the U.S. hopes that an offer of a more amicable relationship will help keep the peace. But with so much at stake, is it enough?
Postcard from Parwan
Monday, Aug. 16, 2010After years of alleged abuse, a new U.S. prison in Afghanistan aims to improve conditions for its detainees. Trying for a better kind of justice
The War of the Olive Harvest: Palestinians vs. Settlers
Monday, Nov. 15, 2010In a West Bank village, Israeli settlers claiming historic ownership use an equally ancient technique to hurt their Palestinian neighbors. The battle over olive orchards
Slow Food: Can You Eat Well and Save the World?
Friday, Oct. 29, 2010Organized by the Slow Food movement, the biannual Terra Madre meeting advocates for good practice while celebrating good eating — but can it really do both?
Can Britain's Conservatives Escape Thatcher's Legacy?
Wednesday, Oct. 06, 2010The Tories have worked hard to convince voters of their compassion but welfare cuts, announced at their annual conference, bring echoes of the party's bracing past
Lichen and Reindeer: Cooking It Raw in Lapland
Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010On the Arctic fringes of Lapland, a conclave of master chefs forages in the woods for ingredients. What haute cuisine can gain from the great outdoors
Striving to Save Jobs in San Francisco
Friday, Sep. 24, 2010A stimulus program that has put thousands back to work is on the verge of expiring. It won't go without a fight
The Commonwealth Games: Can India Avoid a Debacle?
Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010Officials had promised a world-class Commonwealth Games to announce New Delhi's arrival as a global capital, but concerns over hygiene and safety have cast India in an unflattering light
The Roma's Struggle to Find a Home
Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010France is taking the brunt of international scorn for expelling Roma, but Italy has been deporting its immigrant Gypsies for years. One community's struggle to find a home
For Britain's Lib Dems, Power Has its Problems
Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2010The Liberal Democrats' annual party conference shows that the junior partner in Britain's government coalition is still adjusting to finally being in office. But has the deal with the Conservatives forever tainted the Lib Dem dream?
A Fashion Week Model's Secret: Sensible Shoes
Thursday, Sep. 09, 2010On the eve of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the hottest event on New York City's couture calendar, TIME takes a look inside the grueling audition process for hundreds of high-fashion hopefuls
Will Bureaucracy Fell Spain's One-Man Cathedral?
Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010For the past 40 years, Justo Gallego has dedicated his days to single-handedly building a full-size cathedral. But at 85, Gallego will never finish his project — and an issue with building permits could force officials to tear down his life's work
Spain's Immigrants Suffer in Economic Downturn
Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010Having taken up Spain's invitation to boost its construction industry, immigrants now find themselves hit especially hard by the crisis that has crippled the nation's economy
The Eat, Pray, Love Industry
Thursday, Jul. 22, 2010After selling millions of copies, Elizabeth Gilbert's 2006 book Eat, Pray, Love has inspired hordes of spiritual tourists to visit the island of Bali
Cambodia's New Vacation Spot: A Khmer Rouge Bastion
Tuesday, Jul. 20, 2010Hoping to divert visitors from the well-worn temple-beach circuit, the Cambodian government is trying to turn a former Khmer Rouge stronghold into an unlikely tourist attraction
Postcard from New Tripoli
Monday, Jul. 12, 2010Whether they are going organic or just want a low-maintenance pet, fowl fanciers flock together. Hanging out at a chicken swap
A Shortage of Catholic Clergy in France
Thursday, Jul. 08, 2010Priests from Africa step in as the French Catholic Church struggles through a clergy shortage. Can a p.r. campaign boost the ranks of the country's religious recruits?
Postcard from Port-au-Prince
Monday, Jul. 26, 2010Six months after a devastating earthquake, many are looking to the past as a possible way forward. Rediscovering Haiti's gingerbread houses
Postcard from Oakdale
Monday, Jul. 19, 2010The cast and crew of As the World Turns bid farewell to the fictional town they've called home for 54 years. On set for the end of the soap-opera era
The BP Spill: Learning from Spain's 2002 Disaster
Monday, Jun. 28, 2010In 2002, an oil slick threatened to doom the small Spanish fishing town of Muxía, but instead it brought citizens and volunteers together to save the beaches. Their message for the victims of the Gulf oil spill: Believe in the power of people
Final Bell: Kansas City's Effort to Save Its Schools
Monday, Jun. 14, 2010One school district finally decides that the only way to get better is to get smaller. Closing schools in the City of Fountains
South Africa's Female Tribal Chiefs Often Rule in Fear
Monday, Jun. 07, 2010In South Africa, a growing number of women are becoming leaders of village tribes. But as tensions grow between democracy and tribal tradition, female chiefs are facing mounting pressure and prejudice
The World Cup Comes to the People of the Dew
Monday, Jun. 07, 2010How a small African tribe came to play host to two of the most powerful nations on earth. World Cup soccer comes to the People of the Dew
In Bouzouki Clubs, Some Greeks Still Live in Excess
Monday, May. 24, 2010As Greece buckles under the weight of its debt, its citizens escape into traditional bouzouki clubs, where pop stars sing onstage, cover charge is a bottle of $200 whiskey, and patrons indulge in the kind of excesses that got the country into trouble
Postcard from The Galápagos
Monday, May. 31, 2010On Charles Darwin's former stomping ground, it's war between commerce and conservation. Survival of the fittest on Isabela Island
In Indonesia, the People Who Live With Dragons
Saturday, May. 08, 2010Komodo Dragons are fast and poisonous but the Bugis who share the island with them have learned to live and make some money off the giant lizards
Paris' Plan to Kick Cars Off Its Riverbanks
Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2010In a controversial move designed to get Parisians off the road, Mayor Bertrand Delanoë has unveiled plans to close parts of the Seine's banks to traffic and turn them into a pedestrians' paradise
Norway Builds the World's Most Humane Prison
Monday, May. 10, 2010In Norway, criminals lose their right to freedom — but not to jogging trails, flat-screen televisions and orange sorbet. A look inside Halden Fengsel, the world's most humane prison
Kabul Nightlife: Thriving in Between Bombs
Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2010A veteran TIME correspondent's guide to the nightlife scene in Kabul, the Afghan capital that is besieged by jihadists
India's Celebrity Wedding Nearly Derailed by Scandal
Thursday, Apr. 15, 2010When a scandal threatened to derail a wedding between Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis player Sania Mirza, the media in Hyderabad, India, shifted their attention from the real problems of the city
Down and Out in Nairobi: Somali Pirates in Retirement
Thursday, Apr. 01, 2010Who profits from piracy in Somalia these days? Not the men who do the dirty work
The Federal Jobs a Maryland Town Doesn't Want
Monday, Apr. 12, 2010A new State Department facility would bring hundreds of jobs to Maryland's Eastern Shore. But some locals aren't happy. How a proposed government project went sour
Where to Buy a Land Mine in Sri Lanka
Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2010The civil war in Sri Lanka may be over, but you can buy a "land mine" in Jaffna — though they're more likely to explode in your mouth than anywhere else