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Georgia Conflict Aftermath

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

On patrol with Russian troops, TIME photographer Yuri Kozyrev witnesses signs of ethnic hostility in the conflicted region

Greenland Odyssey

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

Photographer Hakan Ludwigson takes an environmental tour of the great frozen island

(Hakan Ludwigson for Time)

Pictures of the Week

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

August 8 - August 14, 2008

The Rise and Fall of Pervez Musharraf

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

The Pakistani strongman's tumultuous nine years in power come to a close

(Spencer Platt / Getty)

Michael Phelps - Eight Golds in Beijing

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

The 'Aquaman' has been stalking medals since he first appeared in the pool at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. A brief history of Phelps at the Games.

(Ezra Shaw / Getty)

Patterns of Mars

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

A high-resolution camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures the abstract beauty of the Martian landscape

(NASA / JPL / University of Arizona)

The Beijing Olympics Photo Gallery

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

The best images from the games by the photographers of Sports Illustrated

(Bob Martin / Sports Illustrated)

The Russians in Ossetia

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

TIME photographer Yuri Kozyrev travels with Russian units in the separatist enclave

(Yuri Kozyrev / Noor for TIME)

Japanese Design's Greatest Hits

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

The generation of young artists and designers working in Japan today have been inspired by half a century of their predecessors' visionary work. A few of Japan's phenomenally successfully designs since the 1950s

(Courtesy of Sony Corporation)

Photos: The Battle for Culiacan

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:25:00

Murder proliferates in the home of Mexico's $25 billion drug-trafficking industry Photographs by Anthony Suau for TIME

(Anthony Suau for TIME)