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In Britain most dramatic election, the Labour Party had lost its majority at 2.45 a.m. (Canberra time). With 88 returns to come, Labour and combined other parties held 267 seats each, apart from the Speaker (Mr.Clifton Brown). ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Pope Pius XII. is seriously ill but has refused his doctors' advice to drop all activities in order to ...
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Representatives of signatory nations of the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C., after signing agreements with the United States to receive military aid from the 1,000 million dollar fund which the U.S. Congress appropriated for pact countries under the Mutual Defence Assistance Act. Left to right: David Bruce, director of the Military Technical Assistance ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Britain's meat stocks and supply prospects are so good that the Food Ministry has made a loan arrangement with Holland ...
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President Truman told his weekly Press conference that he saw no reason for a new direct approach to Russia to end the East-West "cold war," nor did he see any sign of new peace feelers from Russia. ...
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The Secretary of State (Dean Acheson, disclosed that the United States is sending a special survey mission on to South-East ...
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To-day Mr. Oram, S.M., granted a warrant for the extradition of Robert Morley, alias Maurice Bloomberg, from Karachi on a ...
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A Russian jet fighter this week "buzzed" the Britishoperated Catow airport at a height of 150 feet—the first ...
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Will Gerber, 47, aircraft mechanic, pleaded guilty to charges of having sold important military information to the British, ...
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The Attorney-General (Mr. Phinney) declared at the trial of Dr. Sander for the mercy killing of a cancer patient that "mercy killing" did not exist under the law. He added it was the duty to ...
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South-East Asian countries are thinking about joining together in an economic, political and social programme backed by American dollar aid, but as yet there is no concrete result, the Secretary of State (Dean Acheson) ...
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The House of Representatives passed the Fair Employment Practices Bill after it had been stripped of its enforcement ...
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Nearly 25 per cent of workers in the great metal working industries of the Paris region are on strike and the movement is ...
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Controversy over the Sanders-Vogeler trial mounted swiftly towards a major diplomatic incident last night as the Hungarian Government demanded that Britain and the United States reduce their diplomatic staffs. ...
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All members of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission agree that in a long war it would not be possible to prevent the use of atomic weapons, General A. G. McNaughton revealed. ...
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Australia, Brazil and Norway, joined 11 other States which have been granted diplomatic accommodation by the Allied High ...
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Armed police are searching the woods for Cetuolic Lillini, the 23-year-old "mad lover" who went berserk on Tuesday night, killing ...
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The police have once more arrested the 34-years-old Duchess of Valencia, a strong supporter of the Spanish Pretender, Don ...
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It will be at least two years before strengthening of Alaska's "inadequate" defences begin, according to Lieut.-General Nathan ...
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According to the correspondent of the "New York Times," U.S. officials are planning to press in the very near future for a ...
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The Prime Minister (Dr. Malan) has approved of a decision of the Capetown City Council's Finance Committee to give ...
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Six bandits, armed with Submachine guns and revolvers held up the home of William Mather, 93, and escaped with jewels ...
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Canada told the United Nations to-day that her economic outlook was one of continuing prosperity and her economy was ...
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