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Pakistan Beneath the Surface
The nation of 170 million is torn by many religious outlooks, class divisions and ethnic rivalries.
Photographs by Alixandra Fazzina for TIME
Viewers Having Fun at The Office
The hit NBC comedy The Office invites viewers to submit photos of the high jinks in their own work spaces. Here's a gallery of the best submissions
The Pope Visits the Holy Land
Pope Benedict XVI is on a week long tour in the Middle East — his first to the region as pontiff — that includes Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories.
Refugees Flee Fighting in the Swat Valley
Hundreds of thousands are displaced by fighting between the Taliban and the Pakistani army
Our World at War
The International Committee of the Red Cross asks five great photojournalists to document eight conflicts where the group's work remains vital
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Photos by Blind Photographers
A spectacular new exhibit at the University of California, Riverside raises extraordinary questions about the nature of sight
A Brief History of the Hubble Space Telescope
The space shuttle Atlantis is making the final maintenance-and-repair mission to the Hubble Telescope, which has offered Earthlings a closer look at the cosmos since 1990. A look back at the telescope's remarkable life and achievements.
Celebrating 50 Years of the Mini
Looking back over the past half century of a British design icon.
Star Trek's Most Notorious Villains
In boldly going where no man has gone before, the crew of the Enterprise (and its successors) have battled evil in many forms
Republican Memorabilia
A gallery of items on display at the party's national headquarters
Photographs by Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME
Judd Apatow's War on Jay Leno
The director takes aim at the comedian — and TIME 100 no-show — and recruits other celebrities to his cause
The Vatican and the Jews
A look back at the Holy See's efforts to find rapprochement with the world's Jews
Confrontation in the Swat Valley
Pakistani forces prepare to take on the Taliban in the volatile northern districts
Obama and Biden Go Out for Burgers
The President and his Veep move their weekly lunch to Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia
"Smart Sponges" Purify Stormwater
A Scottsdale, Arizona company finds a market for its "Smart Sponges", chemically-engineered filters that effectively — and cheaply — purify storm-water runoff
Soccer in the Time of Swine Flu
Fear of the illness leads Mexican authorities to close the country's football matches to fans.
Inside Mexico's Drug Tunnels
Mexico's cartels employ increasingly sophisticated technology to burrow under the border
Thermal Scanners Hunt for Swine Flu
The body temperature scanners installed at airports around the world help control the spread of the illness — and generate haunting, otherworldly imagery
A Brief History of the Kentucky Derby
The 135th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place — as always — on the first Saturday in May. TIME takes a look back at the "most exciting two minutes in sports."
Michigan: The Hollywood of the Midwest
Lured by a generous tax rebate, many studios are moving their productions to The Wolverine State
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