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ObituaryChang Hsueh-liangThe Dorchester's 'dancing despot', under house arrest for 53 yearsIn 1936, Chang Hsueh-liang, also known as the "young marshal" and the "dancing despot", who has died aged 101, changed the history of China and the world. His reward was to become the longest-serving political prisoner in history. Chang was the instigator of the Sian Incident. He kidnapped the Chinese nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-shek, and forced him to end the civil war against the Chinese Communists to form an alliance against the Japanese invaders.

The Great Train Robbery is being remembered, fifty years after thieves robbed a Royal Mail train on the West Coast Main Line near Leighton Buzzard. 1. Great Train Robbery Police Commendation 1 John Woolley (left) and Keith Milner, who worked on the case of the Great Train Robbery, at a ceremony in Oxfordshire on Wed 7 Aug 2013 where they received commendations from current Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Sara Thornton.

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After teaming on Bengali-language film “Binodiini – Ekti Natir Upakhyan” (“Binodiini – Tale of a Theater Artist”), director Ram Kamal Mukherjee and actor Rukmini Maitra are collaborating again on “Draupadi.” An adaptation of ancient Indian epic “Mahabharata” from its strongest woman character Draupadi’s point of view, “Draupadi” is based on Pratibha Ray’s 1984 Odiya-language novel “Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi.” Ray said: “When director Ram Kamal approached me for the film rights of ‘Yajnaseni’ through my publisher Rupa Publications, I was delighted that even today Indian filmmakers are interested in the story of ‘Mahabharata.

Ralph Fiennes, who played Lord Voldemort in four of the Harry Potter films, has voiced his support for J.K. Rowling in an interview with The Telegraph published on Wednesday. “I can’t understand the vitriol directed at her,” Fiennes said. “I can understand the heat of an argument, but I find this age of accusation and the need to condemn irrational. I find the level of hatred that people express about views that differ from theirs, and the violence of language towards others, disturbing.

I have traveled to Japan more than five times. Each time I’ve been there, I have experienced "omotenashi," which roughly translates to "the spirit of selfless hospitality," according to The Japan Times. When I first visited Tokyo, I met locals who, despite the language barrier, would spend 15 minutes assisting me with directions on the street. People walked me out of a restaurant after finishing a meal or bowed and said thank you after I made a purchase in their store.

What weapon did the gunman use in the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida? If you said the AR-15, you'd be wrong. And we'll explain in a moment. For more than a half-century, the AR-15 has been popular among gun owners, widely available in gun stores and, for many years, even appeared in the Sears catalog. Yet over the past decade, the AR-15 and its offshoots have been used in many of the country's worst mass shootings.

The PNC Championship saw a rising star gathering all the attention, and it was not a player but his dog. Justin Thomas‘s dog, Franklin, had all the surrounding buzz at the opening round. Thomas brought him and showed him around the golf course, and introduced him to Tiger Woods and his daughter and to everyone else. The dog was the center of attention but Thomas is not the only dog dad on the PGA Tour, as many other pros also cherish their bond with their pet child.

As Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary on Oct. 19, the multi-talented entertainer is "focusing" on his family and not reflecting on the past, ET has learned. Amid recent revelations about his past relationship with Britney Spears, particularly with the upcoming release of Spears' memoir, The Woman in Me, Timberlake remains steadfast in his commitment to his family. A source close to the couple tells ET that Justin has been concentrating on his own family and consciously steering clear of concerns related to Britney's memoir, and Justin feels that over the years, he has been supportive of Britney from a distance, given their history.