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The competitors in the cellular services business are set on doing what many technology firms do. They will create several incompatible services and hope that enough consumers get behind one to make it the de facto standard. In the meantime potential subscribers will be confused, will waste money on products...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cell Phones and Connections Faster than Lightning | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

The Perils of Peacekeeping Re Alex Perry's "Congo Seeks Protection": I think it's great that TIME covered an issue that wasn't on the evening news, but I am disappointed that Perry merely glanced at the problems faced by the U.N. peacekeeping force [Feb. 9]. Although the U.N...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stem-Cell Study Moves Ahead | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

When western diplomats seek concessions from Iran, they typically dish out tough rhetoric and threaten sanctions. Neil MacGregor, the cherub-faced director of the British Museum, uses a more refined arsenal: cultural relics and priceless artifacts. In January, MacGregor traveled to Tehran to finalize the loan of treasures from eight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Art of Museum Diplomacy | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

It's an idea that's enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Last year, ahead of the Beijing Olympics when China faced renewed criticism over human rights, the British Museum staged exhibitions on the history of the Games in Shanghai and Hong Kong, sending more than 110 invaluable items, including the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Art of Museum Diplomacy | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

9 | Cambodia The Khmer Rouge, on Trial at Last More than 30 years after Pol Pot's brutal regime killed an estimated 1.7 million people, the first of its reviled leaders faced genocide charges before a U.N.-backed tribunal Feb. 17. Kaing Guek Eav, 66, known as Duch, ran Phnom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

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