Eroni Kumana, Who Saved Kennedy and His Shipwrecked Crew, Dies at 96
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 16th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Eroni Kumana, Who Saved Kennedy and His Shipwrecked Crew, Dies at 96
Mr. Kumana and a fellow boatman were credited with spotting and rescuing Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy and members of his PT-109 crew after their boat had been destroyed in the Solomon Islands.
Protesters Call for Pakistani Premier to Step Down
Led by Imran Khan, the opposition leader and former cricket star, thousands of protesters marched from Lahore, Pakistan, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
With Subway in the Sky, Valley Meets Plateau
La Paz, the Bolivian capital, has always looked down on El Alto, its upstart younger sibling on a plateau above. But a new mass-transit cable-car system may change that.
Floods and Landslides Kill Dozens and Leave Scores Missing in Nepal
More than 50 people died and scores are missing after three days of continuous monsoon rains contributed to floods and landslides near the Indian border.
