From the Archives
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.
Blood and fire near the DMZ
A flurry of rockets, belt-fed machine guns, mortars and anti-tank missiles served as a fireworks crescendo for India Company’s six-month rotational deployment to Asia.
Joe DiMaggio talks of his life — Baseball
Baseball in the United States has little chance of being toppled from its "national pastime" status and the major leagues can stand by for World Series-type competition from abroad, Joltin' Joe DiMaggio said here Thursday.
US, South Korea on alert as North puts troops in ‘semi-war state’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared his front-line troops in a "quasi-state of war" Friday and ordered them to prepare for battle against South Korea in response to an exchange of artillery fire on the border the day before.
Ex-Prince treats Japan to royal concert of past and present hits
If the spectacular musical performance of The New Power Generation music group is any indication of what to expect from concerts for 1996, hold on to your hats for a refreshing and heart rocking year.
Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise ends after dramatic 2 weeks
The U.S. and South Korea ended their annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian war games Friday after a tense two weeks that brought the two Koreas to the brink of conflict and, ultimately, to a negotiated deal to back off.
Land mine blast highlights difficulty of monitoring Korea's long DMZ
Marked by rivers and rugged mountainsides, and laden with more than 1 million land mines, the Demilitarized Zone is often referred to as the most heavily guarded border in the world.