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The marchers on Ashura the previous Sunday seemed to materialize spontaneously in Tehran and elsewhere in the country, much to the government's chagrin. They did not receive nourishment from the government, just blows - or worse. At least eight people were killed as a result of the confrontations on that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Hard-Liners: How to Fight Spontaneous Combustion | 1/2/2010 | See Source »

Because of the very nature of their work, the death of CIA employees is rarely reported, and it can take years for the Agency to acknowledge them with a star. "We avoid publicity over our tragedies," says the former operations hand. "The American public doesn't always know when it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The CIA Takes a Big Hit in the Afghan War | 1/1/2010 | See Source »

Certain truths are tied to March Madness, that time of year when the NCAA men's basketball tournament turns every cubicle dweller into a college-hoops junkie. That batty lady who picks the winners based on the cuteness of the mascots will crush you in your office pool. Duke will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harvard's Hoops Star Is Asian. Why's That a Problem? | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

By the time Jeremy was 5, Gie-Ming was taking him to the local YMCA in Palo Alto, Calif., to play ball in a kids' league. For Jeremy, it wasn't exactly love at first sight. "He stood at half-court sucking his thumb for the entirety of about half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harvard's Hoops Star Is Asian. Why's That a Problem? | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

Yap is part of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), an island nation in the western Pacific Ocean that was formerly part of a U.N. trust territory administered by the U.S. after World War II. Under an agreement signed in 1986, the islands were granted independence but citizens were given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Micronesian Paradise — for U.S. Military Recruiters | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

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