White Rajas
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 ...
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Indian novelist and short-story writer (b. Nov. 8, 1908, Hassan, Mysore [now
Karnataka
], British India—d. July 8, 2006,
Austin, Texas
), was, with
R.K.
Narayan
and
Mulk Raj
Anand
, one ...
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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 Pro...
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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 ...
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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 wer...
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"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 ...
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A Malaysian opposition party said Tuesday it has filed a police report accusing the prime minister of allowing a seditious and racist article to run on his official Web site.Ronnie Liu, a senior me...
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White Rajas
Rao, Raja
