US CongressObituaryCharlie Wilson obituaryFlamboyant Texan congressman who masterminded covert US support for the mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan warIt is rare for one individual seriously to divert the course of history. To have done so virtually unnoticed was the astonishing achievement of the former Texas congressman Charlie Wilson, who has died aged 76 after suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest.
His accomplishment in launching and sustaining America's largest clandestine war – supplying arms to Afghan rebels fighting the Soviets in the 1980s – might have been more understandable had he been a discreet figure sliding greyly through the corridors of power. Read More...
LONDON (AP) — Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the wreck said Thursday.
Using two remote-operated submersibles, a team of researchers spent six weeks last summer in the North Atlantic mapping the whole shipwreck and the surrounding 3-mile debris field, where personal belongings of the ocean liner's passengers such as shoes and watches were scattered. Read More...
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are among Hollywood's golden couples, and their status as one of the best-looking pairings in the showbiz world was reaffirmed with Justin's close friend, Ben Bruno, shared a series of wedding snaps, with Justin and Jessica looking truly gorgeous.
The beautiful photos saw Jessica pose alongside Ben, model Kate Upton and comedian Chelsea Handler, with Jessica stealing the show in the most wedding-guest dress we've ever seen. Read More...
