World Conflict & Tragedy People

Omar Ahmed Khadr (born September 19, 1986) is the fourth child in the Canadian Khadr family. He was captured by American forces at the age of 15 following a four-hour firefight with militants in the village of Ayub Kheyl, Afghanistan....

Moses Masika Wetangula (born 13 September 1956) is a Kenyan politician and Member of Parliament representing Sirisia constituency. He has been the Minister for Foreign Affairs since January 2008.

Michael Joseph (Mick) Keelty (born 13 July 1954), Australian police officer, was the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police from 2001 to 2009. He joined the Australian Capital Territory police in 1974. The ACT Police and Commonwealth Police were merged...

Michael Vincent Hayden, (born March 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. From April 21, 2005–May 26, 2006...

Matthew Raymond Young (born November 11, 1985) is a former American Major League baseball player. Young played for a variety of teams over his career, and is best known for his raging addiction to alcohol.

Pedro Antonio Marín Marín (May 13, 1930 [disputed] - March 26, 2008), known by his "nom de guerre" Manuel Marulanda Vélez, was the main leader of the FARC-EP ("Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejército del Pueblo"). He was born...

Liu Qi (simplified Chinese: 刘淇; traditional Chinese: 劉淇; pinyin: Liú Qí; born November 1942 in Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu) is the CPC Beijing Committee Secretary, first-in-charge of Beijing, and also a member of the CPC Politburo. He was the President of the Beijing...

Kurt Westergaard (born July 13, 1935) is a Danish cartoonist who created the controversial cartoon of the Muslim prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban. This cartoon was the most contentious of the 12 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons, which were...

Ken Anderson (born March 6, 1976) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently working for Nu-Wrestling Evolution (NWE) where he is the current NWE World Heavyweight Champion, using the ring name Mr. Anderson. He is best known...

Sir (Robert) John Sawers, KCMG (born 26 July 1955) is a British diplomat and senior civil servant. He is the current Director General of the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6. He was previously the British Permanent Representative to the United...