World Conflict & Tragedy People

John Paul Manley, PC, OC (born January 5, 1950, Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa South from 1988 to 2004, and a Cabinet Minister from 1993 to 2003....

Jiang Yu Kun (1913 – 1981) was a Tai Chi Chuan master who was born in Hangzhou in the province of Zhejiang. Master Jiang Yu K'un was a student of grandmaster Yang Chengfu (who is the grandson of creator of...

Dominic James (born October 5, 1986 in Richmond, Indiana) is an American basketball player. James' career with the Marquette University Golden Eagles men's basketball team was thought to have ended a few weeks prematurely when he broke the fifth metatarsal...

David Matthew Hicks (born 7 August 1975) is an Australian who undertook terrorist training in al Qaeda-linked camps and served with the ruling Taliban regime in Afghanistan in 2001. He was then detained by the United States Government in Guantanamo...

David Fox is a multimedia producer, best known for his early work on LucasArts games, most notably Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders. He and his wife, Annie Fox, now work on educational software, Web design, Emotional Intelligence content, online...

David Banks (born 24 September 1951 in Hull, England) is a British actor.

David Bakradze (Georgian: დავით ბაქრაძე, Davit' Bak'radze) (born July 1, 1972) is a Georgian politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia since June 7, 2008.

LATIF was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His early passion for music came mainly from his parents, who, ironically, were not musically-inclined. This passion for music developed into an interest in singing. A close friend of LATIF's family, Teddy Pendergrass, served...

Bill Keller (born January 18, 1949) is executive editor of The New York Times.

Bhupinder Singh (12 October 1891, Patiala–23 March 1938, Patiala) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He is perhaps the most famous Maharaja of Patiala, best known for his extravagance, and for being...