He was chosen by his fellow Malay rulers in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday and will lead his country to independence at the end of this month. The Tunku, or
The quake has virtually destroyed the city of Tangshan, north-east of Beijing, and Western sources believe the death toll may be much higher than the official figure of 240,000. Some
This is the latest and most public of a series of impromptu debates between the two leaders which started yesterday on Mr Nixon’s arrival in the USSR at the start
United Nations officials say it is the biggest “ethnic cleansing” operation since World War II. Some 40,000 women, children and elderly people have been ordered to leave the compound at Potocari
Four generals, five colonels and one major faced a firing squad without trial or court martial less than 72 hours after they had led a surprise attack. About 250 rebels -
It is the first major assault by the Luftwaffe and is being seen as what the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, dubbed in a speech three weeks ago as the beginning
BCCI was forced to shut its doors by the Bank of England last week amid fraud allegations. Councillors from Scotland to the south-west of England fear that poll taxes will have
Boris Becker, a 17-year-old unseeded outsider before the tournament began, raised the coveted silver trophy above his head to rapturous applause on centre court. Becker is also the first German ever
Paris had been favorites throughout the campaign but London’s hopes were raised after an impressive presentation by Lord Coe, the bid chairman. IOC president Jacques Rogge made the dramatic announcement
The flag was presented to Mr Patten who was then driven off in his official Rolls Royce, before the car was handed over to Tung Chee-hwa, the territory’s Chief Executive. In
Their freedom was secured after intervention by the Syrian President Hafiz al-Assad. The White House said no deal had been done with the captors. The hostages were driven in a Red
The first studio production from the building was broadcast at 1935 GMT and featured some of Britain’s most well-known entertainers, including Arthur Askey and Eric Robinson. The west London complex has
Crowds cheered and waved flags, church bells rang out, sirens wailed and bands played as the Royal Yacht Britannia began the first leg of the journey from Montreal harbour to
The United States President Harry S Truman has gone a step further and urged western nations to go out to Korea and help repel the communist invasion. “By their actions
Ms Ride, a former tennis champion, decided to become an astronaut in 1977 after she saw a Nasa advertisement in the campus newsletter while studying English and physics. She was one
It is the second time Pope John Paul II - who was formerly Archbishop of Krakow - has returned to his native Poland since he became head of the Roman
The explosion is suspected to have fractured a gas main and a fierce fire spread quickly through the centuries-old hall in one of Britain’s most closely-guarded buildings. Scotland Yard detectives have
The bomb exploded at about 1120 BST on Corporation Street outside the Arndale shopping center. It is the seventh attack by the Irish Republican group since it broke its ceasefire
The verdict was delivered by Mr Justice Sinha at Allahabad High Court. It came almost four years after the case was brought by Raj Narain, the premier’s defeated opponent in
The Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic finally agreed to the pull out last night after first winning a concession from Nato for extra time to complete the withdrawal. Thousands of Nato
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