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Wedged between white-capped mountains and sparkling blue ocean, Vancouver is lauded for multicultural livability, ranked worldwide as a top travel destination and is preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. But lately a grim pall has blanketed the western Canadian city of 2.2 million, for reasons far worse than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case of the Serial Killer | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

The city's sponsorship of the Gay Games last summer gave him a taste of the reflected glory that comes from hosting a complex and successful array of international sporting events. Those games "moved without any controversy - and that says a lot," the mayor noted. If Daley does succeed in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Chicago, the Dynasty Rolls On | 1/22/2007 | See Source »

The group remains the most active Greek terror organization since authorities broke up the country's most deadly urban guerrilla group, November 17, blamed for dozens of bomb attacks and for the killing of 23 people including American, British and Turkish officials. The leftist group was dismantled in 2002 as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Attack on U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1/12/2007 | See Source »

One explanation for Borat's smooth ride in Lebanon may be that the country's intelligence services aren't what they used to be. The former head of General Security, Jamil Sayed (who was also the former head of the film board) is currently in prison under suspicion for involvement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watching Borat in Beirut | 1/9/2007 | See Source »

AFTER BOTCHING A LANDING IN his first qualifying run at the Winter Olympics in Torino, Shaun White, a shaggy-haired, usually mellow snowboarder, nicknamed the "Flying Tomato" for his red mane, looked lost. "I got all Olympicky," he said of his nerves. He eased his mind with a few practice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Best Sports Moments | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

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