Indianapolis

Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale

Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.

Attack on Miki, security lapse shock citizens

"Where were the cops?" was the reaction many Japanese "men-in-the-street" voiced to Monday's attack on Prime Minister Takeo Miki who was punched three times in the face by an ultra-rightist as he waited for the start of National funeral services for former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato.

Hank Aaron tours South Korea, visits troops, ballplayers

Baseball great "Hammerin' " Hank Aaron visited South Korea last month as a sports ambassador promoting good will everywhere he went.

Pope wraps up his Korea visit; next stop, Papua New Guinea

After canonizing 103 Christian martyrs and grieving for Catholics who live in North Korea, Pope John Paul II ended his 5-day pilgrimage to South Korea.

Korea awaits papal trip

Pope John Paul II was to arrive on this divided peninsula with a message of peace and reconciliation to all its people: Buddhists, Protestants, government leaders, political activists and to North Korea and its persecuted Christians.

Pontiff tells young to 'live for others'

Pope John Paul II Saturday addressed a nation-wide youth congress and told thousands of cheering young people that they must live fully for both themselves and the world.

Visitors find memories, answers in hills of South Korea

The hills of South Korea have special significance for a group of 21 U.S. Army veterans and family members visiting here this month.