The legacy of Pulau Batu Puteh
Pedra Branca as it appears today with Middle Rocks in the background (view from north to south). (Photo: Memorial of Singapore) (11 Jan) - DESPITE the episode of Pulau Batu Puteh (Pedra Branca) having been long resolved by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2008, there is still speculation about how poorly Malaysia...
Burglars who took on FBI abandon shadows
John and Bonnie Raines, two of the burglars, at home in Philadelphia with their grandchildren. Mark Makela for The New York Times. (7 Jan) PHILADELPHIA — The perfect crime is far easier to pull off when nobody is watching. So on a night nearly 43 years ago, while Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier bludgeoned each other over 15...
Half of US Congressional politicians are millionaires
Republican Congressman Darrell Issa is the wealthiest member of Congress, with a net worth upwards of $598m. (10 Jan) - For the first time, half of the members of the US Congress are millionaires, according to a wealth analysis. At least 268 of the 534 politicians in the Senate and House of Representatives had a net worth of...
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