Ishaan Tharoor

Ishaan is a staff writer at TIME and editor of Global Spin, based in New York City. A New Yorker (by upbringing) and an Indian (by passport), he joined TIME's Asia headquarters in Hong Kong after graduating from Yale in 2006. Since then, he has covered international geo-politics extensively for the magazine and Time.com, ranging from Maoist camps in Nepal to the corridors of trans-Atlantic power in Brussels.

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The Whole World Watches Again: Occupy Wall Street Strikes Back

Occupy Wall Street is embarking on a day of action across New York City that’s being echoed by protests around the U.S. and the world.

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Japanese Researchers Discover Medieval Mongol Shipwreck

When you think of Mongol invasions, you imagine a fearsome horde galloping across the steppe. You don’t think of hapless sailors clinging to the masts of their ships, cowering in fear at the fury of a churning sea.

Mike Segar / Reuters

From Chomsky to the Onion: What’s on the Shelves at Occupy Wall Street’s Library

Another blue-skied weekend at Occupy Wall Street saw the usual congeries of activists, drummers, pontificators and sympathizers in lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park.

Misha Japaridze / AP

Russian Plane Crash Kills 43 on Board, Including KHL Hockey Players

A chartered plane carrying players and staff from one of Russia’s elite hockey clubs crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, wiping out virtually the entire team.

Paul the octopus got a monument after his passing. Can Pavlik live up to his predecessor?

The Next Paul? Ukraine’s Pavlik the Octopus ‘Learning’ Psychic Skills

Think of it as the second coming of the psychic octopus.

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Wikileaks of the Bizarre: Saudi King Suggested Implanting Microchips in Terror Suspects

What’s the difference between a horse and a Gitmo inmate? If you’re the King of Saudi Arabia, apparently not much.