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Greg Sang, a 41-year-old civil engineer from New Zealand, is in a hurry. In the 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) heat outside his site office, he tosses me a white hard hat and, leaving me sweating and struggling to keep up, strides briskly toward the base of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard from Dubai | 7/18/2007 | See Source »

If you think you know a continent when you see one, think again. Asia's ambiguous geographical and cultural divisions are immediately apparent in the index of The Asia Book-the latest pictorial tome from Lonely Planet. Transcontinental nations like Turkey and Russia (whose eastern extremities stretch to the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Continental Drift | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

Nor is this kind of activity confined to the subcontinent. All around the world, countries are busy throwing up walls. Iran is building a bulwark along its border with Pakistan to stop illegal crossings. Botswana erected a 480-km electric fence along its boundary with Zimbabwe. Saudi Arabia is spending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A World Divided | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

But there may be more to the story: Jamaica's deputy commissioner of police says the authorities are treating Woolmer's death as suspicious. An autopsy completed on Tuesday was inconclusive, and investigators said they need to wait for final toxicology reports to determine the cause of death. A Pakistani...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Deadly Game of Cricket | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

The wrath of the fans is a constant danger on the Indian subcontinent. One deranged cricket lover who believed the Indian team should include more players from his corner of the country recently assaulted national coach Greg Chappell as the Australian legend boarded the team bus. "The expectations are far...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Deadly Game of Cricket | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

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