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Snuggie Smuggle

Brian Moylan · 10/20/10 11:31AM

[Russell Brand hides bride-to-be Katy Perry in a sweater to hustle her past photographers waiting at the airport in Jaipur, India, where the pair is getting married this weekend. Image via Getty]

The Well of Death: India's Automobile Centrifuge

Chris Wyman · 10/15/10 02:35PM

Board-track racing was a popular event in the early days of automobiles, but once the cars got too fast and the centrifugal forces too strong, it became an attraction for only the craziest motorcycle daredevils... at least in the US.

That One Girl Is a Big Fan of Avatar

Adrian Chen · 09/01/10 10:17PM

[A child dressed as Hindu God Krishna looks on during festivities to mark Janmashtami at a school in Mumbai, India.](Pic AP)

These Men Will Guard India's Nuclear Arsenal

Jeff Neumann · 08/30/10 06:27AM

[Newly graduated members of India's paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force mug for the camera today in Hyderabad. The force is tasked with guarding nuclear installations and power plants. Image via AP]

The Biblically Disastrous Weekend the Planet Just Had

Max Read · 08/09/10 12:02AM

What happened this weekend? Major flooding killed hundreds in Asia and displaced thousands in Europe, while Russia battled back against peat fires blanketing Moscow in smog. Here, check out some of the breathtaking pictures.