World - Time

The true story of how Delta lost my luggage but the Iraqis got it to me - a parable of Iraq's new phase

Iran wants the group handed over for prosecution, but the U.S. has pledged to ensure its protection under international law

Israel says it is ahead of schedule but an attempted kidnapping hints at the possible dangers ahead

Moscow turns off the gas again. How ugly will it get this time?

Israel raises the ante in Gaza, looking to make survival the priority for Hamas - and boosting the prospects for a durable truce

TIME's Africa correspondent recalls a meeting with South Africa's feisty anti-apartheid activist just a few months ago

The long-awaited ground war has begun, but as pressure for a cease-fire grows, the invasion's main purpose may be to shape the truce

Government forces take the Tamil Tigers' capital, but the rebels hit back

Q&A: Former Knesset Speaker Avrum Burg, in his new book, offers a provocative view of the place of the Holocaust in Jewish identity

Israeli troops are still waiting to invade Gaza a week after their air force began pounding the territory. So what's holding them back?

The torchings have become a regular form of expression for disenfranchised suburban youths wanting to make sure the rest of the country doesn't forget they exist

The French President's calls for a cease-fire in Gaza have thus far yielded little, but his relations with Damascus may be key to delivering Hamas cooperation

Democracy

Viewpoint: A copy of the Dante's epic resides in the stricken city, becoming a parallel text to the horrors Mumbaikars have seen

Baghdad is taking greater responsibility for policing itself but will the legalistic new ground rules make things harder for the U.S. to operate?

Key factors will be the rival Palestinian regime led by Mahmoud Abbas and its backer Egypt, which controls a key crossing into Gaza

A year after a violently divisive vote, justice has yet to be meted out to the perpetrators of the massacres. But a grassroots effort hopes to prevent future chaos

New rules criminalize Internet posts that authorities deem to be harmful to national security

The center-left Awami League sweeps more than two-thirds of the seats in parliament

South Africa's cricketers make short work of the Aussies, confirming that the once-mighty juggernaut of world cricket has fallen

The weather plays a part in how hard Israel pursues its campaign and also in how Hamas counterattacks

In the spirit of seasonal satire, a French protest group wants to ban 2009

Viewpoint: It's time Washington and Havana stop reliving the Bay of Pigs. A new administration and an anniversary may be the combination for a new start

As the former Soviet vassal takes over at the head of the EU, some European leaders worry that the Czech Republic will not take its duties seriously

A law change allows the children of civil war-era exiles to claim Spanish citizenship

Despite its physical losses, Hamas could gain politically as Israel fails to keep its conflict with the Palestinians off Obama's list of immediate priorities

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was put in power by foreign forces and supported by the U.S. But now that he's out, will he go back to his warlord ways?

The country is depending on couples like the Gongs to spend the country into future prosperity. But the global recession is making a tightwad of everyone