World Conflict & Tragedy People

Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers (born December 31, 1937), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing the Kentucky's 5th congressional district. His offices are currently located in Somerset, Hazard, and Prestonsburg....

Shiv Kumar 'Batalvi' (1936 –1973) was a noted Punjabi language poet, who was most known for his romantic poetry, noted for its heightened passion, pathos, separation and lover's agony

Stanley Karnow (born 1925 in New York City) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who covered Asia from 1959 as chief correspondent for Time and Life magazines. Until 1974 he was in southeast Asia reporting for the Saturday Evening Post, the...

Hui Liangyu (Chinese: 回良玉; pinyin: Huí Liángyù; born October 1944 in Yushu, Changchun, Jilin) is the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China in charge of agriculture.

Kevin James Andrews (born 9 November 1955) is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia. He is a member of the House of Representatives, and was Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in the Howard Government, having...

Antonio Cardenal Caldera (1950-1991), also known by the nom de guerre Jesus Rojas (Red Jesus), was a Nicaraguan and a major leader of the FMLN (Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front) resistance movement in late-20th century El Salvador.

Wen Ho Lee (Chinese: 李文和; pinyin: Lǐ Wénhé; born December 21, 1939) is a Taiwan-born Chinese American scientist who worked for the University of California at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. A federal grand jury indicted him of stealing secrets...

François Bozizé Yangouvonda (born October 14, 1946) is the President of the Central African Republic. He came to power in March 2003 after leading a rebellion against President Ange-Félix Patassé and ushered in a transitional period of government. He won...

Wong Kan Seng (simplified Chinese: 黄根成; pinyin: Huáng Gēnchéng; POJ: Ng Kun-siaⁿ; born 1946) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home...

William R. Brownfield (born 1952) is currently the United States Ambassador to Colombia. He has previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Chile and Venezuela.