The White Rajas of Sarawak were British adventurers who ruled as enlightened paternal despots for more than a century, from 1841 to 1946. Three generations of the Brooke family maintained Sarawak as a multiethnic, agrarian state until they turned it...

chief, chieftain, prince, king, sovereign (cf. Lat. rex); in ancient times he also had a certain priestly status which was later replaced by kingship with divine sanction conferred on him during the consecration ceremony carried out by the high...

A Rajah, translated means a King. A Raja (Sanskrit rājan-) is a king, or princely ruler from the Kshatriya / Rajput lineages. The title has a long history in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, being attested from the Rigveda.[1] It can also be...

A court sentenced five students to jail Thursday for collecting information on bomb-making and terrorism.The five were convicted Tuesday of possessing articles for terrorist purposes, the Crown Prosecution Service said.Police who searched the men's computers found a U.S. military guide giving instructions on how to...

A group of Muslim worshippers were gathered for evening prayer inside the Islamic Center of Southern California when Moses Port and David Guarascio arrived."The fact that we're here is bigger than anything we could have even hoped for," said Guarascio, creator, along with Port, of...

An express bus overturned on Malaysia's main highway, tearing the vehicle's roof off, flinging seats into the air and leaving at least 20 people dead Monday.Nineteen people including the driver were killed at the site while one died in a nearby hospital in the northern...

"Don't hesitate. Knock 'em down," read a sign in the Phoenix Suns' locker room before their game against the Memphis Grizzlies.Raja Bell took the advice to heart.Bell hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points and the Suns added to lowly Memphis' road woes by beating...