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Iranian State Media: France’s First Lady a ‘Prostitute’
There’s no secret to Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s viewpoint on Iran’s potential stoning of a woman convicted of adultery: censure and nothing less.
BlackBerry Staves Off Ban in India for 60 More Days
BlackBerry users in India are in luck, at least for the next two months. The Associated Press reports that India has withdrawn its threat to ban the mobile device’s services after the makers, Research in Motion Ltd., …
The New Danger-Career: Mushroom Hunting?
At least 18 people have died over the past 10 days in rural Italy in the hunt for delicacy mushrooms. That’s right, mushrooms.
Top 5 Foreign Nation Freedom Negotiators
Former President Jimmy Carter’s ability to spring a Boston man from the grips of the reclusive North Korean government may have seemed like a lofty feat, but it is hardly the first. Here’s a list of some of the most crafty at …
Is This the End of Printed Dictionaries?
Who would have thought free, instant technology would have killed a 130-pound, $1,165 set of reference books? Oh, right, everyone.
British Airways Apologizes for False Plane-Crash Alarm
Mid-air massacre 101: “This is an emergency. We may shortly need to make an emergency landing on water.” Minutes later: oops.
Presumedly Adorable Baby Tiger Discovered in Bag Full of Toy Tigers
Say it with NewsFeed: Awwwwwww!
Raw Video Shows Organized, Optimistic Chilean Miners
For a group of men trapped underground, the Chilean miners seem to be in good spirits.
China’s Got Talent Displays Inspiring, Toe-Tapping Skill
China’s Got Talent, the Chinese version of the TV show that helped make Britain’s Susan Boyle a singing star, has drawn attention to a very special kind of talent.
Quotes: U.N. Spokesman on Security Threats Toward Pakistan’s Flood Cleanup
“We are here for the people and will continue to deliver. Any potential attack against us would be against the people of Pakistan, whom we are here to assist.”
— MAURIZIO GIULIANO, U.N. spokesman, on threats from the …
For the Centenary of Mother Teresa’s Birth, a Trove of Rare Photos
A gallery of images from a forgotten assignment by Homer Page, a photographer who came across Teresa at the beginning of her ministry — head to TIME.com for the full lineup.