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French Novelist Le ClÉzio: A Nobel Surprise

Jean-Marie Gustave Le ClÉzio has never been easy to classify. Now he'll be known as one of literature's Élites: a Nobel laureate


Will Crashing Markets Bring Chinese Art Back Down to Earth?

As Sotheby's wraps up a Hong Kong auction, contemporary Chinese artists appear to be among the Asian art world's first casualties of the global financial crisis


In South Africa, the Party of Mandela Faces a Divorce

Irreconcilable differences between supporters of ex-President Thabo Mbeki and those of his rival Jacob Zuma may lead to the creation of a new party


Vladimir Putin Flips Out


Does Ahmadinejad Speak for Iran?

Author Hooman Majd offers rare insights into the politics of the Islamic Republic


A Meltdown in Iceland

The global credit crisis leaves the tiny Nordic nation on the brink of bankruptcy


Asia's Race to Judgment

Viewpoint: TIME Asia's Editor Zoher Abdoolcarim asks if Barack Obama were running for office in Asia, would he be where he is now?


British Bank Bailout: Is It Enough?

Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces the tough job of restoring trust in a severely battered sector


India's Grass-Roots Teachers

Volunteers and NGOs are setting up classrooms across India to try supplement a national education system that they say does not make the grade


Who's Afraid of the Bad-Boy Cops?

A pilot police program to intimidate known offenders is not exactly scaring them out of their wits, but the mere presence of bobbies on the beat helps keep down crime