Known as "the Tunku" in Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903-1990) was the first prime minister of the Federation of Malaya, and later of Malaysia. He was considered the "father of the nation." For decades Malaysians have referred to their country's...

Malaysia marked 50 years of independence Friday with dances and parades in a colorful show of ethnic unity that belied worsening race relations and growing fears about eroding minority rights.Smartly dressed Malays, Chinese, Indians and other ethnic groups making up this racially diverse nation danced...

Walter DawsonMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ Walter Dawson, a former music critic and editor for The Commercial Appeal, died Monday. He was 59.Dawson died of a heart attack, according to the newspaper.He began his journalism career at the Memphis newspaper in 1968, eventually becoming the newspaper's...