Time Magazine - World

The bad boy of science has jump-started a biological revolution>>>

A concordat with the Vatican has exempted the church from taxation but towns and cities are looking for loopholes to get at funding during austere times>>>

Obama Administration is sticking with Annan's Syria plan because the alternatives seem even worse>>>

Pyongyang is playing host to a new type of visitor: foreign golfers going to compete in the country's new amateur golf tournament>>>

The Duke of Edinburgh is taken by ambulance for treatment after a suspected bladder infection, casting a pall on the jubilation around Elizabeth's anniversary>>>

Shakeel Afridi's lawyers and his U.S. supporters have expressed concerns about his safety while in custody. But the doctor is getting little sympathy in Pakistan>>>

The real problem facing the euro zone is that there is no longer any such policy, no overall strategy, no big picture>>>

Though both sides are Sunni Muslim, the Kurdish movement in Turkey is suspicious of the activities of a controversial and influential Islamic organization>>>

A Canadian porn actor suspected of murdering and dismembering a Chinese student and mailing his body parts to Canada's top political parties was reading about himself on the Internet when he was arrested Monday at a cafe in Berlin>>>

The death of Daniel Zamudio led to the passage of a long stalled anti-discrimination law in the conservative country. Now, there is talk of gay civil unions>>>

The Italian capital isn't built on a fault line but that doesn't mean it isn't immune to earthquakes. Just look at the Colosseum.>>>

A commuter flight plunged into a densely populated area of Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday, likely killing all 153 passengers as well as scores more on the ground>>>

The ex-dictator is sentenced to life in prison but most of his fellows accused are acquitted and no one seems to be directly responsible for the deaths of protesters>>>

The Ortega government was proud of the country's seeming imperviousness to the drug violence in neighboring countries. Now, a high-level detention proves it has been infiltrated>>>

As the Italian national team prepares to compete at the European Championship, a match-fixing scandal is engulfing the country and tarnishing the country's beloved sport>>>

A magazine story has a Supreme Court judge alleging that Lula tried to influence him on the timing of a sensitive case. The legendary politician denies it but the damage to his reputation may be done.>>>

The U.N.'s top human rights official is calling for the international community to support the Syria peace plan and a probe into the killing of more than 100 civilians in Houla last week>>>

In an extensive interview with TIME, Hamid Karzai discusses what his country will be like as the U.S. military pulls out>>>

Alexis Tsipras has transformed himself from an obscure leftist politician to an anti-austerity populist. Is the future of the euro in his hands?>>>

In the lead-up to the European soccer championship, co-host Ukraine is furious over a Russian soccer film depicting Ukrainians as Nazi collaborators. Can Moscow and Kiev learn to play nice?>>>