The ringing of the telephone awakened Douglas MacArthur just after 3:30 a.m. in his air-conditioned six-room penthouse atop the Manila Hotel.
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Nukes…They’re Back
Nuclear crises don’t usually come as complete surprises.
U.N cutting staff in Afghanistan
Non-essential U.N.
Explosions and weapons fire erupt in central Kabul
Weapons fire and explosions ripped through central Kabul on Wednesday morning.
New York man accused of trying to broker kidney sale
One of the sweeping criminal complaints unveiled Thursday in New Jersey against 44 public officials and others includes a New York man accused of trying to arrange the private sale of a kidney from a donor in Israel. The twin blasts July 17 at Jakarta’s JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels killed nine people — including at least two presumed suicide bombers — and wounded more than 50