Word: ifs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Malaysia insists, fairly enough, that it simply cannot afford to take care of so many exiles. Beyond that, the Malaysians fear that the refugees from Viet Nam-most of whom are ethnic Chinese-would remain permanently, thereby upsetting a delicate balance between the predominant Malay community and the Chinese and...
Once again, a border patrol has snagged some "I-Is"-the nickname (pronounced eye-eyes) given to the illegal immigrants who try to sneak into Hong Kong from the mainland. "If the government ever puts a bounty on illegal immigrants, we'll all be rich," jokes Thomas. Indeed, nearly...
In fact, Israel is not merely retaliating against terrorist raids or bombings. Since the death of four Israelis during an April 22 Palestinian raid on the town of Nahariya, Israel has been conducting preemptive strikes into Lebanon. In Washington's view, the new policy risks a direct Israeli confrontation...
How long can Somoza hang on? At week's end reports circulated that he would step down, if his armed forces were kept intact and his lapdog National Liberal Party was given the pivotal role in a new regime. Nicaraguan politicians speculated that he would announce his abdication at...
Khan might still be at Almelo today if he had not been caught reading secret documents he had not been assigned to translate. Plant officials quickly asked that he be moved back to the Amsterdam laboratory, where he was assigned to a department that had no dealings with Almelo. At...