James H Jackson, who has died aged 61, was a risk analyst and authority on counter-terrorism, and drew on his expertise to ...

From the massive-scale retreat of 1949 to the crises over Quemoy, the ROC's armed forces have long symbolized perseverance amidst adversity. However, ...

In the book The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes ... In 1960 Nelson Mandela, standing trial on a charge of treason, made a similar proposal in a personal letter to Verwoerd. He had to allow blacks ...

While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: Start on Page 1, then keep writing. By Elisabeth Egan In Callan ...

A bloody outbreak of crime hit the city’s subway system over the past week – with at least five people hurt in a string of attacks including stabbings, slashings and a beating, cops said.

It is right and just for America to make a big deal about our 250th birthday. On July 4th, 1776 by the unanimous voice vote ...

In “What Fell From the Sky,” by Adrianna Cuevas, and “Oasis,” by Guojing, the best examples of humanity aren’t necessarily human. By Donna Barba Higuera Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy ...

Even under the defunct military junta, politicians and activists who were charged with treason and treasonable felony were granted bail in liberal conditions. A few of such cases are briefly ...

But that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been ...

Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Breathing Room” has a highly anticipated new book centered around a wedding. Gail Baines struggles to navigate her relationship with her ex-husband ...

Libyan authorities found nearly 50 bodies in two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert Monday, demonstrating the persistent dangers faced by migrants seeking passage to Europe through the ...